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Researchers Discover Method to Produce Plastics Without Using Fossil Fuels

Researchers have identified a formerly unknown method through which certain bacteria create the chemical ethylene—a discovery that could pave the way for producing plastics without using fossil fuels.

28 Aug 2020

New Technique to Create Novel Alkaline Hydrogel that Better Heals Wounds

For wound care to be effective, it is essential to maintain conditions that are ideal for the regeneration of skin and tissue. Although hydrogels offer most of these conditions, they cannot maintain an alkaline environment.

27 Aug 2020

Easy-to-Process, Quickly Solidifying Biopaste Could Help Produce Complex Structures

A viscous biopaste that is easy to process, solidifies quickly and is suitable for producing even complex structures using the 3D printing process has been developed by a research team headed by Prof. Dr. Marie-Pierre Laborie from the Chair of Forest Biomaterials at the University of Freiburg.

24 Aug 2020

Sustainable Method to Use Bacteria to Make Adipic Acid Used in Nylon Manufacture

The manufacture of nylon could be completely transformed by the findings of a recent study, which shows that bacteria can synthesize an important chemical involved in the process, without the emission of hazardous greenhouse gases.

14 Aug 2020

Instron® Announces Virtual Biomedical Testing Open House

Instron, a leading global manufacturer of materials testing equipment, is happy to announce their first-ever virtual Biomedical Testing Open House.

From Instron - USA 11 Aug 2020

Researchers Determine Characteristics of Electron Emission from Irradiated Biomolecules

When fast-moving ions cross paths with large biomolecules, the resulting collisions produce many low-energy electrons which can go on to ionise the molecules even further.

10 Aug 2020

Developing Commerical-Quality Biodegradable Flip-Flops

As the world's most popular shoe, flip-flops account for a troubling percentage of plastic waste that ends up in landfills, on seashores and in our oceans.

7 Aug 2020

New Edible, Biocompatible, Biodegradable Optical Fiber Made of Agar

An optical fiber made of agar has been produced at the University of Campinas in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

27 Jul 2020

New Method to Produce Biodiesel from Domestic Cooking Oil Waste

The production of biodiesel from vegetable oil has been around for more than 150 years, and the approach significantly reduces several pollutants associated with burning fossil fuels.

22 Jul 2020

Personal Benchtop Evaporator for DMSO and DMF Samples

BioChromato Inc. reports on installation of over 1200 units of its Smart Evaporator C1 - a compact system that delivers rapid concentration or complete drying of samples in even high boiling solvents such as DMSO, DMF or water.

22 Jul 2020

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