Northeastern University researchers have discovered that materials used in the development of transient electronics—devices ...

Hard plastic made from bamboo is as strong and durable as conventional plastics for uses such as household appliances and car interiors, but is also recyclable and biodegrades easily in soil. Plastics ...

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Photograph of the biodegradable arm sleeve npj Flexible Electronics (2025) This is important because: Electronic waste is a global crisis, with over 50 million metric tons generated annually, much of ...

Binghamton PhD student Tianzheng Liu, left, and Department of Biomedical Engineering Professor Sha Jin have developed a method to turn food waste into biodegradable plastic. According to the U.S.

At the urging of the plastics industry, the USDA is considering allowing materials such as bioplastic cups, coffee pods and compostable plastic bags into the organic compost waste stream. Farmers and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Biodegradable nitrile gloves matched or outperformed standard nitrile gloves in a range of durability tests.

Nestlé and Ogilvy Colombia created “Self-Packing Cheese” using biodegradable packaging The packaging is made from cheese whey The innovation aims to reduce plastic waste Nestlé Central America has ...

With food the top type of landfill waste in the United States, a Southern Illinois University Carbondale researcher looks for ways to divert that waste into a process for making biodegradable ...

We've seen fungi being used to create useful new materials for construction, fire-retardant building insulation, and even 3D-printed batteries. One of the researchers behind that last doozy, Dr.

CARBONDALE — It might surprise you to learn that the No. 1 type of landfill waste in the United State is food. That being the case, a researcher at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is looking ...