News tagged with compostable materials
Less trouble at mill, thanks to earthworms
Waste from the textiles industry could with the assistance of earthworms and some animal manure become a rich compost for agriculture, according to a report in the International Journal of Environment and Pollution.
Jul 16, 2009 |
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Hunting for bomb-eating bugs
University of Arizona researchers are studying the environmental effects of insensitive munitions compounds, or IMCs, which are new, more stable explosives that won't detonate in response to heat or shock.
May 11, 2012 |
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Researcher's waste-to-energy technology moves from the lab to the marketplace
(Phys.org) -- Technology invented by a University of California, Davis, researcher that converts solid waste into renewable energy is debuting today as the first commercially available, high-solid anaerobic ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 20, 2012 |
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UW introduces 'intelligent' kiosks for composting, recycling, garbage
Solar-powered. Wireless. Data-driven. You might not think of these terms when describing waste collection, but this traditionally low-tech field is about to become less dirty and more digital thanks to a new ...
Apr 20, 2012 |
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Researchers develop versatile synthetic platform to produce biodegradable biomaterials for specific biomedical applicati
(Phys.org) -- Despite significant advances, the development of synthetic biomaterials still presents significant challenges in the field of biomedical engineering. Although synthetic biodegradable materials such as polyester ...
Apr 12, 2012 |
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Fuel from market waste
Mushy tomatoes, brown bananas and overripe cherries -- to date, waste from wholesale markets has ended up on the compost heap at best. In future it will be put to better use: Researchers have developed a new ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Green potential of our industrial past
Manipulating the soil in urban and industrial areas in order to capture more carbon from the atmosphere is the “best resource we have to begin to mitigate human CO2 emissions”, experts claim.
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Small things, big thinking
Finely tuned for touch and smell, the fly foot has sensors that can detect both chemical and mechanical changes in the environment. The outcome of more than three billion years of evolution, these sensors are far smaller ...
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Pesticide website offers new tools for gardeners, homeowners and applicators
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Montana State University Pesticide Education Program has created a new website for homeowners and applicators across the state.
Jan 13, 2012 |
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Molecular barcodes -- identification of 16 new species of Caenorhabditis
Caenorhabditis are usually thought of as soil nematodes, happily living in compost heaps. The famous (scientifically speaking) Caenorhabditis elegans has provided a wealth of information about developmental processes and ce ...
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Research leads to improved bioplastic films
Packaging extends the life of food products. It also generates extra waste. Researchers at Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research are working with the branch organization NRK, affiliated companies and government ...
Nov 02, 2011 |
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