New Stronger than Steel Biomaterial That Superman Would Approve Of Developed in Japan
In Japan, researchers combined hydrogels that had high levels of water with a glass fiber fabric to create a biomaterial that is stronger than...
Gingko Biloba Can Help Overexposure to Aluminum
In Egypt, researchers found that the antioxidant properties of gingko biloba can help protect the brain from the effects of aluminum overexposure. High amounts...
Food Waste Vs. Food Packaging Issue Addressed By NSF International
In Michigan, Carol Zweep, manager of packaging, food & label compliance for NSF International, a company that tests, audits, certifies, trains and consults for...
Chili Peppers Key to Improving Gut Health and Maybe Even Diabetes
In Connecticut, researchers found that hot chili peppers are very similar to marijuana in offering a powerful gut healing biochemical reaction. The chemical that...
ZFUZE Fuses Bone Together Using Latest Biomaterial Polymer Technologies
In Texas, DiFusion Inc., which develops various biomaterial polymer technologies for the medical industry, concluded its in vitro and in vivo studies for ZFUZE....
“Is that a Real Tattoo or an Electronic One?” Might Be a Question You’ll...
In Japan, researchers at Waseda University used a new design process that mimics sandwiches and layers the electronic components in between elastomeric nanosheets to...
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...
USDA Offers $9.6 Million in Biomaterials and Biobased Products Funding
In Washington, DC, there is a new $9.6 million in available funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture....
Romanian Government Proposing Plastic Bag Biomaterial Labeling Law
In Romania, legislators from the various political parties are using as a basis a European Union Directive from 2015 to reduce the use of...
Lenzing Group Gets USDA’s Biobased Product Label for Biochemicals
In Austria, the Lenzing Group, a producer of botanic cellulose fibers for the textile and nonwovens industries, received a biobased certificate, or Biobased Product...