REACH an opportunity for producers of biobased products
In the Netherlands, the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) has published a study that makes several recommendations for companies...
DOE, DOD aim for take-off: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Biofuels in Defense...
In June 2011, the Secretaries of Agriculture, Energy, and Navy signed MOU to commit $510M (up to $170M from each agency) to produce hydrocarbon...
Millennials rejoice: New uses for avocado waste on the horizon
In Texas, a group of researchers at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley discovered a slew of useful compounds in avocado seed husks,...
Spider silk breakthrough may enable tiny satellites
In India, researchers at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali have successfully processed spider silk and welded it with other materials, opening...
New wood composite could replace steel in auto manufacturing
In Japan, researchers at Kyoto University are developing cellulose nanofibers strong enough to be used as auto parts but lightweight enough to improve vehicles’...
Chinese scientists on the hunt for electrically conducive silk
In China, researchers at Tsinghua University are working on various methods to make silk conductible for use in body sensors—including a plan to feed...
New microbeads concept could actually benefit oceans
In Puerto Rico, a university chemistry lab is working to create microbeads out of algae, chitosan, and iron that could remediate harmful sunscreen chemicals...
Dutch have the right formula for the bioeconomy
The Netherlands is doing a better job of nurturing early-stage industrial biotechnology companies than the United States by providing by supporting “biotechnology ecosystems,” according...
Clay-based packaging extends shelf-life
In Turkey, tests have demonstrated that a film made from polyethylene and tiny “tubes” of clay were found to extend the shelf-life of tomatoes.
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Beauty care lowdown: Is natural really better?
In Canada, debate is growing over whether products designated as natural or organic are actually safer and more effective.
“When I hear people say that...