cellulose
10/10/2018
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By Ellaine Castillo
New packaging material made from crab shells and tree fibers
To even think about saving the environment, we must first deal with how to get rid of the staggering amount of plastic that pollutes it. Fortunately, people are now developing environment-friendly materials that can be used for the same applications as plastic. One of the most recent advances in the production of plastic alternatives is […]
06/19/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Nano-sized cellulose fibers beat spider silk in being the strongest material on Earth
What is the strongest material on Earth? If you answered “spider silk,” you have just named the former champion, now demoted to second place. In a study published in ACS Nano, researchers reported that new nanoscale cellulose fibers have become the Superman of building materials. Many of our scientific advances pale in comparison to what nature has developed and […]
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