Biopolymers like PLA and PHA are able to meet sustainability goals while also delivering the performance attributes needed in rigid food packaging. Here’s what testing has shown.

Polylactic acid is increasingly viewed as a sustainable alternative to non-renewable, petroleum-based plastics. WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, November 28, 2024 /EINPresswire / -- The global ...

AI and machine learning have been helping discover new biomaterials for years. Here is how AI has already become a key part of generating new sustainable and renewable materials and what new advances ...

Here in Newcastle is where great innovators such as Armstrong, Stephenson, Merz and Swan developed ideas that changed the world. We are proud to continue our city's rich history in world-leading ...

Key approaches in composites include the development of biomaterials, recycling and energy savings via equipment ... For example, a biomass-focused acrylonitrile (CAN) production process developed by ...

Center of Nanomaterials for Renewable Energy, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, Shaanxi, China ...

Evidence suggests that the shift to renewable energy does not necessarily improve gender equity. Improved access to electricity can reduce the time needed for much housework. However, one case ...

More information: R.J. Randle-Boggis et al, Harvesting the sun twice: Energy, food and water benefits from agrivoltaics in East Africa, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (2024). DOI ...

This is an increase of 0.8% from the previous year. Adopting renewable energy and electric vehicles is helping reduce emissions in 22 countries. But it’s not enough to compensate for ongoing ...

The world’s largest planned renewable energy project would be bigger than entire countries, with onshore wind turbines potentially triple the size of current market leading machines, according to new ...