The Costa Rican bank "BAC" recently launched the first "biodegradable" bank card in Central America. The card is made of an environmentally friendly material that can be processed to make fertilizer, thus having a positive environmental impact.
Costa Rica's "lateja.cr"...
Packaging made from vegetable waste helps reduce Australia's reliance on single-use plastics.
Researchers at Victoria University (VU) in Australia have been investigating how affordable, easily compostable packaging made from vegetable waste such as zucchini, broccoli, celery and lettuce can help r...
On November 21, the University of Maine's Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) unveiled BioHome3D, the first 3D printed house built entirely from bio-based materials. BioHome3D was developed with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy's Hub and Spoke program, a collaboration between ...
Recently, a new PBAT material has been successfully developed by the team of Professors Lee Juen Yeol and Lee Pyung Chun of Asia University in Korea, which can be degraded at 25 degrees Celsius.
The research team used phosphate metal salts as catalysts to develop a new biodegradable polymer, PB...
PLA plastic is a biodegradable, environmentally friendly material that can be used in a variety of applications. PLA plastic is also softer and more flexible than other types of plastics, making it ideal for a variety of uses, including earrings.
Is it safe to use PLA for 3D printing?
PLA is an excel...
Researchers at the University of Victoria are making sustainable packaging from natural products, including celery and pea starch, to replace some plastics. When protein is extracted from plants such as peas to produce protein-rich edible foods, a large amount of waste is usually left behind in...
When people's bones break, they can be repaired by both external and internal fixation. After fixation, the bones can repair themselves over time.
External fixation requires the use of a cast, which is wrapped around the outside of the body to prevent the bone from shifting; however, the cast c...
Chronic drought and desertification are constant problems for mankind. Some plants can grow in semi-arid lands in Africa and Asia, and these plants can be used not only as raw materials for material manufacturing, but also to reduce the impact on the climate.
Recycled leather made from plant-ba...
Recently, researchers at three institutions - the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Washington State University - reported success in using lignin, the rigid part that makes up the cell walls of plants, as a way t...
In order to reduce ghost fishing gear and protect marine ecosystems, the National Academy of Fisheries Sciences of Korea has recently developed four microbially degradable fishing net materials.
Ghost fishing gear is the fishing gear discarded during the fishing process, usually made of plastic...
