Technology
Cotton and polyester fabric separated in groundbreaking study
Researchers from North Carolina State University found they could separate blended cotton and polyester fabric using enzymes -- nature's tools for speeding chemical reactions.
Disappearing bottle made from potato starch
TomorrowMachine has presented an innovative biodegradable material that challenges the conventional idea of how food packaging can be designed: GoneShells.
Eat your packaging: greening the food chain with edibles
In 2022, biodegradable packaging materials accounted for around 9% of the global packaging market. A niche sub-segment within biodegradable packaging are edibles, whose materials are made from organic materials.
Say goodbye to soggy straws and hello to starchy ones
Many companies have turned to plastic alternatives to fabricate straws that comply with new laws and regulations to reduce plastic waste. But so far, most options either end up breaking down in a drink, like paper straws which are unsuitable…
World’s largest mass microalgae biomass production facility to open in April
The world’s largest mass microalgae biomass production facility, Chitose Carbon Capture Central (C4), which utilizes flat-panel photo-bioreactor technology, will open in April this year.
Using kudzu to make biodegradable food packaging
Sneh Bangar, a postdoctoral researcher from Clemson University, believes she has found a way to use pearl millet starch and abundant kudzu vines to reduce the roughly 400 million tons of plastic waste produced on Earth each year.