The study of environmental microbiomes has taken on new urgency in light of the pervasive presence of microplastics in natural ecosystems. The ...
A team of researchers has demonstrated how biological systems could transform the way sustainable urban drainage systems manage polluted soils, pointing to a future in which urban infrastructure is ...
Old trees are learning new tricks with the advent of composite materials. A "green composite" made from biodegradable polymers and the waste bark of the Yakushima Jisugi tree was developed by a ...
Structural features and tensile properties of the bark-PBS composite. a Photo of the crushed composite pellets showing small fragments of bark. b Dimensions of the dumbbell shape used in this study ...
Dr. Witt is the author of “The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America.” In a year when the United States seemed more split than ever, Americans united in one way ...
White rot fungi produce oxidative and reductive enzymes, which are very important to the ecology of tropical forests and act on the degradation of all types of ligninolytic and cellulosic wastes.
One of the most widespread applications of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is as a raw material in the form of filaments for 3D printing. To improve final disposal ...
ABSTRACT: Traditional reconstituted tobacco production is often limited by a monotonous flavor profile and insufficient utilization of natural components. Biotechnology, known for its green, efficient ...
The insatiable Pac Man and Ms. Pac Man, from the 1980s arcade games, provide an ideal vision for how natural microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi could degrade toxic pollutants, a process known ...
In the first months of his administration, President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened due process, a fundamental principle enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. His attacks have spanned from the ...
Abstract: With an adsorption-biodegradation anaerobic sequencing batch reactor(AB-ASBR) operated at mesophilic temperature, the adsorption and regeneration processes at low organic loading rate (OLR) ...