Researchers developed a plant based plastic that stays strong during use but dissolves safely in seawater, leaving no ...

Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) in Japan have one-upped themselves in ...

Japanese researchers have developed a plant-based plastic packaging material that easily decomposes in water without leaving ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - With all the concerns about plastic and microplastics in our environment and our bodies, scientists and manufacturers have been searching for an alternative to conventional ...

Japanese team develops cellulose plastic that breaks down in salt water without leaving harmful microplastic fragments behind ...

A new method to produce strong, biodegradable plastic from bamboo is reported in Nature Communications this week. The bioplastic resembles oil-based plastics in strength, shapability, and thermal ...

Plantswitch, an NC startup company, has created a plant-based, bioplastic resin to replace plastic. Plantswitch, a North Carolina startup company, has created a bioplastic resin made from leftover ...

— -- Here is one word about an up-and-coming innovation in plastics: cornfields. Bioplastics — most of which are now made from corn — are poised to grab a bigger share of the plastics market as ...

It would seem unlikely for clothing designers to get their wheels turning by thinking about what happens to garments when people are through with them, but that’s exactly the sort of backward thinking ...

A new $300 million facility in Eddyville has begun producing a corn-based chemical that will be used to make consumer goods. Jon Veldhouse is the CEO of Qore, a joint venture of Minnesota-based ...