Peanut industry partners up with NIFA to expand research
In Georgia, the National Peanut Board, along with funding partner USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, were awarded three research grants focusing on...
Flax bottles make getting boozy a little greener
In France, SAS Green Gen Technologies is looking to improve the environmental footprint of libations by developing flax-based wine and beer bottles.
“As brands seek...
Starting From the Bottom Up – Going From Poop to Food Can Get Researchers...
In California, researchers at the Center for Microbiome Innovation analyzed over 9,000 samples of fecal matter to study the microbiomes in our guts, but...
Wear Your Wine? Wine Leather Offers Vegan and Eco-Friendly Alternative to Leather
In Italy, fashion is getting a new material in town and shoppers will soon be able to buy prototypes of garments, bags and other...
Taiwan says “Just say no” to plastic bags in the new year
In Taiwan, the country’s Environmental Protection Administration expanded the plastic bag ban coming into effect on January 1st to further reduce waste. The ban...
Natural indigo now scalable for blue jeans
In Tennessee, Stony Creek Colors is the first company in the United States to grow the indigo plant at a scale usable by the...
BASF makes shoe shanks easier and more sustainable
In Germany, BASF presented the newest material developments targeted specifically on manufacturing optimized shanks for shoes but with more sustainable and biobased materials than...
Algae Genome Is Sequenced But Many Mysteries Abound
In Texas, researchers at Texas A&M AgriLife Research have sequenced the genome for the biofuel microalga Botryococcus brauniii, which is colony-forming and produces large...
Broken Biochemical Cycle of Nitrogen: Not As Easy To Fix As Thought
In Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon University researchers have found that it’s not easy to fix the biochemical cycle of nitrogen and that human activities leading...
Fish Skin Now an Option for Severe Burn Patients’ Skin Regeneration
In Georgia, burn care specialist company PolyMedics Innovations, is partnering with Kerecis, a regenerative skin manufacturing company based in Iceland. The partnership allows Kerecis...