Y our attic’s insulation plays a big role in maintaining energy efficiency, reducing utility bills, and keeping your home at ...

We don’t yet know if it matters, but you might want to check what your tea bags are made from, or start using loose-leaf.

But plant-based ‘bioplastics’ are not new. The first man-made plastic was made in 1862 using cellulose, the main component of plant cell walls, pre-dating the petroleum-based plastics that ...

RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A house fire in Richland Township from over the weekend is still being investigated by fire ...

It was once believed that cellulose was the structural material in the cell walls of all green plants. Now it appears that other substances are employed for this purpose in certain marine algae ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Jeffrey Youngblood, a Purdue University researcher, has increased the strength and resilience of cement by integrating patent-pending chemically modified cellulose nanocrystals ...

Naturbeads makes biodegradable cellulose microspheres that can replace microplastics in applications including paints and cosmetics. The firm says it will use the funds to build its first large ...

MUMBAI — December 17, 2024 — Canopy, an environment focused not-for-profit entity, has released their annual Hot Button ...

Xylan is a major interlocking polysaccharide in the cell walls of seed plants, possessing a high structural diversity and ...