Hemp maker acquires Blue Marble Biomaterials, plans quick scale-up in Missoula
In Montana, a hemp processor has purchased Blue Marble Biomaterials, including the company’s plant in Missoula.
Socati Corp. (Woodburn, Oregon) plans on hiring 40 workers,...
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...
Indian textile industry edging toward natural processes
In India, an increasing number of textile dye houses are using natural dyes in an effort to improve worker health and the environment, as...
Seafood waste could have second life as biodegradable diapers
In India, a team of chemists at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras have used chitosan—a component of seafood industry waste—along with citric acid...
Canadian entrepreneur developing bioluminescent glow sticks
In Canada, a microbiology graduate is set to launch a Kickstarter campaign to commercialize natural glow sticks. Paige Whitehead, a resident of Comox Valley,...
Herbivore uproar not enough to stop tallow-based currency
In the United Kingdom, vegan outrage over the use of animal fat in currency will not halt the introduction of £10 notes that contain...
Researchers develop biobased nanopesticide to control mosquito populations
In India, researchers at the Centre for Nanobiotechnology at VTT University are developing nanometric emulsions to control the mosquito population.
According to Science Trends, researchers...
Seaweed-based sauce sachets debut in London
In the United Kingdom, meal delivery service Just Eat has launched seaweed-based sauce containers to help cut down on plastic waste.
The sauce “sachets”—which, unlike...
DEINOVE expands its range of cosmetic active ingredients with blue-light special
In France, DEINOVE says it is has developed a new cosmetic active ingredient, produced by fermentation and based on a totally original carotenoid, designed...
German researchers demonstrate a wood waste-to-bioplastic process
In Germany, researchers at the Fraunhofer IGB are developing a process to convert biobased terpene into 100% renewable polyamide.
The project, dubbed TerPa, has already...