Because of the variety of materials that make up an insect's body, it is able to adapt to a variety of environments. Evolution has provided these creatures with strong exoskeletons and intricately shaped wings. Academic researchers have worked on materials inspired by these natural innovations to cr...
May 29, 2011 - TECNO, the world's leading technology brand, introduces the innovative CAMON 30 Series LOEWE. Design Edition, featuring a unique back cover made from discarded coffee grounds. This groundbreaking material is the result of a collaboration between TECNO and LOEWE, a leading German premi...
Siemens and BASF recently announced a new partnership to debut Sirius 3RV2, a circuit breaker with components made of biomass balance method (BMB) plastics, which is used in factories and buildings to protect machines or cables in the event of faults such as short circuits and to prevent fires. ...
Fermbox Bio, a company specializing in the development and production of solutions using synthetic biology, has introduced a new product called Enzyme. Enzymes are special enzyme blends (called cocktails) that help break down waste plant material such as corn stalks and leaves into usable sugars.
The...
How to make ubiquitous plastics biodegradable, understanding the function of specific bacterial enzymes paves the way for biotech degradation of styrene.
Polystyrene (PS) is made from styrene monomer and is the most used plastic, e.g. for packaging. Unlike PET, which can now be produced and recycled ...
Plastics are the king of industrial materials, and even the biological field is dedicated to developing almost imaginable plant replicas. However, plastic is not the only industry all-rounder that bio-based producers should be looking at. Protein fibers nearly rival it in the range of applications a...
Since the 1950s, the global production of plastics has been increasing year by year, and more than 40% of plastics are used as disposable packaging, generating a large amount of plastic waste. Plastic waste that is not biodegradable is subjected to mechanical abrasion, photo-oxidation, etc., and deg...
The packaging industry is gradually shifting towards more sustainable packaging solutions, consisting mainly of bio-based and/or biodegradable materials. While this shift is necessary, it is critical to find a balance between environmental and economic aspects.
What are the major biodegradable ...
On April 22, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) officially released the "Global Biobased Economic Assessment: Collaboratively Advancing Policy, Innovation and Sustainable Development for a Green Future" technical report. The report was jointly written by Fudan University an...
Carbios has been developing enzyme recovery technology since its inception in 2011. Its PET degradation enzymes have proven to be superior to competitors.
On March 5, the France-based biotech company also developed enzymes that aid in biodegradation. Its enzymatic biodegradation process makes p...
