A promising new material created from plants could help replace the single-use plastics that dominate our everyday lives. Developed by researchers in Japan, this cellulose-based paperboard is durable, ...

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Helsinki, has completed a successful pilot thermoforming a foam-formed, cellulose-based material into rigid 3D packaging. It offers a sustainable alternative ...

A new biodegradable plastic from plant cellulose breaks down in seawater without microplastics. It may be a sustainable ...

Plastic has become part of everyday life, but its benefits come with a serious cost. Cheap, durable plastics accumulate in landfills and spread through soil, rivers, and oceans.

Image caption: Cage design used for the seafloor experiment that took place off the Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 2019. Plastic pollution is seemingly ...

An update from Nanollose Ltd. ( ($AU:NC6) ) is now available. Nanollose has delivered a 200kg upgraded batch of microbial cellulose feedstock to ...

A recent review article by Duan-Chao Wang and colleagues in Polymers covers the research in conductive fibers, with conductive additives ranging from carbon nanotubes (CNT) and graphene to various ...

Biodegradable Glitter Market is projected to reach US$ 295.0 Mn by 2035, expanding at a CAGR of 9.6% from 2025 to 2035, ...

Sustainably produced, biodegradable materials are an important focus of modern materials science. However, when working with natural materials such as cellulose, lignin or chitin, researchers face a ...