News tagged with biodegradable plastic
Nanomedicine: ending 'hit and miss' design
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Dec 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the promises of nanomedicine is the design of tiny particles that can home in on diseased cells and get inside them. Nanoparticles can carry drugs into cells and tag cells for MRI and other diagnostic ...
Sprint and Samsung launch biodegradable phone
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Aug 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sprint and Samsung are going to start selling a $50 "eco-conscious" phone with a casing of biodegradable plastic.
Researchers develop biodegradable substitutes for wood, plastic bottles and other common materials
Mar 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford University researchers have developed a synthetic wood substitute that may one day save trees, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and shrink landfills.
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Biodegradable mulch films on the horizon
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Feb 26, 2009 |
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In 1999, more than 30 million acres of agricultural land worldwide were covered with plastic mulch, and those numbers have been increasing significantly since then. With the recent trend toward "going green", ...
From Chicken Feathers to Flower Pots
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Chicken feathers, usually an unwanted byproduct of poultry processing, may have a more valuable future as an ingredient in biodegradable flower pots, according to an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist.
'Green' plastics could help reduce carbon footprint
Feb 11, 2009 |
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More than 20 million tons of plastic are placed in U.S. landfills each year. Results from a new University of Missouri study suggest that some of the largely petroleum-based plastic may soon be replaced by a nonpolluting, ...
Microbes convert 'Styrofoam' into biodegradable plastic
Feb 23, 2006 |
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Bacteria could help transform a key component of disposable cups, plates and utensils into a useful eco-friendly plastic, significantly reducing the environmental impact of this ubiquitous, but difficult-to-recycle waste ...
Researcher examines polymers created with poultry feathers
Mar 29, 2007 |
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Biodegradable polymers created from poultry feathers may add value to the poultry industry and help solve the growing environmental problem of plastic waste.
British man invents new milk container
May 15, 2007 |
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A British inventor has come up with a way to prevent thousands of tons of plastic milk bottles from being dumped in landfills each year.
Researchers look to make environmentally friendly plastics
Apr 17, 2008 |
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Every year, more than 30 billion water bottles are added to America's landfills, creating a mountainous environmental problem. But if research at Missouri University of Science and Technology is successful, the plastic bottles ...
Plastic that degrades in seawater could be boon for cruise industry and others
Mar 27, 2007 |
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Large volumes of plastic waste generated aboard military, merchant and cruise ships must be stored onboard, often for prolonged periods, until they make port. In the future, a new type of environmentally friendly plastic ...
Prehistoric Turtle Threatened by Modern Menace
Mar 13, 2009 |
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They survived the extinction of the dinosaurs. They're descendants of one of the oldest family trees in history, spanning 100 million years. But today leatherback turtles, the most widely distributed reptiles ...
Nanoparticles aid bone growth
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 13, 2008 |
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In the first study of its kind, bioengineers and bioscientists at Rice University and Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands, have shown they can grow denser bone tissue by sprinkling stick-like nanoparticles throughout ...
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