A US company has engineered a new type of wood that it says has up to 10 times the strength-to-weight ratio of steel, while ...

A recent study has explored the recent advancements in the development of processable natural biopolymers and their myriad applications. With the ever-expanding global population and rapid economic ...

US-based InventWood has developed Superwood, a product boasting up to 10 times the strength-to-weight ratio of steel, while ...

The latest funding round for next-gen materials company AltMat saw Swedish fashion retailer H&M Group invest in a next-gen ...

A new study tracked the ability of natural, synthetic, and blended fabrics to biodegrade directly in the ocean. Plastic pollution is seemingly omnipresent in society, and while plastic bags, cups, and ...

Polymers are macromolecules composed of simpler repeating structural units linked together by covalent bonds. Natural polymers exist in nature as biomolecules and compounds that make up the body of ...

Whether you’re looking to live more sustainably or minimize harmful bacteria in your home, there are plenty of good reasons to ditch your standard kitchen sponge and upgrade to an alternative. The ...

Small-interfering RNAs (siRNAs) from natural cis-antisense pairs derived from the 3'-coding region of the barley (Hordeum vulgare) CesA6 cellulose synthase gene substantially increase in abundance ...