Technology
Aston University explores novel biofuel conversion from rice straw
Aston University, England researchers are tackling the challenge of converting inedible rice straw into next-generation biofuels, potentially offering a sustainable alternative to conventional fuels.
European horticulture is ripe for circularity
Horticulture is an essential part of Europe’s regional food and economic security. Greenhouse cultivation grants year-round yields even where degraded soils and poor climate limits conventional farming.
Chung-Ang University research explores tara gum as a sustainable and biodegradable polymer for food and drug applications
In a recent study led by Professor Sangkil Lee from Chung-Ang University in South Korea, researchers have explored the potential of tara gum, a natural and biodegradable polymer derived from the seeds of the tara tree, as a sustainable alternative…
Can Europe’s blue bioeconomy live up to its promises?
Europe has been pushing to grow its blue bioeconomy for years, including sectors that produce high value chemicals and materials processed from marine organisms. We look at the EU’s policies around this and the hurdles it faces in becoming a…
Firefly Green Fuels is making SAF from sewage
Firefly Green Fuels, a company dedicated to reducing aviation's carbon footprint, is exploring an innovative method to transform the way the world's airlines are powered: sewage.
Research in USA shows possibility of turning dairy into bioplastics
As the issue of plastic pollution continues to escalate in the United States, a scientist from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is developing a new approach to combat it. Atanu Biswas, a research chemist at the ARS National Center for…