Today marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and these six young women are using their expertise in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to make a mark in the ...

Bacterial cellulose (BC) has emerged as a promising biopolymer across diverse sectors, ranging from biomedicine, food packaging, electronics, and textiles, ...

Croatia's Fibryion is a startup which could be the thing that makes our current (and harmful) use of plastic a thing of the ...

“The project with Lenzing has shown that efficient processing of cellulose fibers on knitting machines is possible by using the right fibers and the right spinning process. We are currently working on ...

Plants grown for biofuel have the potential to power our travel industry, but an important fraction of their chemical power ...

Karl Mayer and Lenzing jointly develop scalable cellulose warp knitting using micro technology fibres. Karl Mayer and the Lenzing Group have announced a joint innovation project aimed at advancing ...

Researchers at the University of Maine and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are ...

"Entering production is a turning point because it means our paper batteries can move beyond prototypes and into real devices ...

Researchers develop an efficient method to dry cellulose nanofibers using heated air vortices, a potential plastic replacement.

Who doesn’t love beautifully hued clothing? Well, how about Mother Nature? But can you blame her? Industrial dyes are absolute poison. As senior author and biochemical engineer San Yup Lee explains, ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Polymeric plastic materials pervade every part of modern society. The vast majority of ...