Environment
Successfully manufactured cheap material to remove 99.8% of microplastics from water
This invention offers a new and sustainable solution to the global microplastic pollution problem.
Cellulose
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Articles about Cellulose
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Food safety
What to do to remove pesticide residues in vegetables and fruits?
Washing alone cannot completely clean fruits and vegetables. Some pesticide residues remain on the surface of the fruits and vegetables. The only way to clean them is to…
Scientific application
New technique helps recycle wood into stronger material than steel
A team at the University of British Columbia has developed a new technique that turns waste wood into a material that is five times stronger than natural wood.
Scientific application
Ultra-light foam keeps indoor temperature 10 degrees cooler
The new type of foam made from nanofibers in wood promises to help reduce indoor temperatures sharply, while saving electricity consumed by cooling devices.
New technology
Plant-based solid matter: Can replace plastic, can be used in 3D printing or molding
The strongest part of a plant is not the root or the root, but the wall of microscopic cells. This is a new material that can pave the way for a future that no longer re…
New technology
Japan has successfully manufactured a biodegradable humidity sensor
The biodegradable humidity sensor helps farmers determine which areas of the farm need to be watered by transmitting a signal that varies according to the soil moisture.
Biology
Banana trees become a renewable source of bioplastics
Biodegradable 'plastic' bags made from a banana plant may sound a bit ... bananas, but some Australian researchers have found a way to do that and make it a public solut…
New technology
Production of food wrap from soybeans
Soybeans have been a staple of Asian meals for hundreds of years. Now, this bean can become an alternative to plastic wrap.
New technology
Japan produces supercars with materials of natural origin: Lightweight is 1/5 steel but 5 times more supple
CNF has the potential to become the future automobile material.
New technology
Successfully manufactured biodegradable plastic materials
Scientists have created a new material combining silk and wood pulp that has similar properties to plastic, but is biodegradable and environmentally friendly.
Biology
4.5 trillion cigarette filters per year are killing the world's plants
People emit 4.5 trillion cigarette filters, and it is slowly becoming a dangerous waste.
Discover science
How much paper can one produce from a tree?
Paper is made from trees, but how many sheets does a tree make? Try to put a pen on it.
Discover science
A kind of 'stinking' material is about to be used in the fashion industry
This kind of material is extremely easy to find, not
Discover science
Mushrooms and termites - Symbiotic relationship
Mushrooms migrate to Madagascar by termite. Mushrooms are considered as a food source for converting cellulose.
Archeology
Ancient plant compounds discovered in salt walls of waste treatment sites
It has just been discovered that cellulose dating back 253 million years along with some perhaps ancient DNA samples in salt crystals under a ground of nuclear waste in…