In a testament to the exciting commercial opportunities that exist for cellulose nanomaterials, the University of Maine Process Development Center (PDC) recently reported that since 2013 they have distributed over 4 tons of cellulose nanomaterials (CNM) to over 600 organizations worldwide, including over 300 companies and 275 universities.
Read MoreThe Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition announced in April 2019 that France will ban foods containing the titanium dioxide food additive E171 beginning January 2020.
Read MorePer- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are man-made substances which have traditionally been used in a wide variety of consumer products and in industrial settings
Read MoreThe International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released a new standard that links key properties of graphene to commercially available measurement techniques.
Read MoreVireo Advisors and representatives from the Japan National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Research Institute of Science for Safety and Sustainability (RISS) will host a half-day workshop “Cellulose Nanomaterial Safety: Building a Bridge from Theory to Practice” on June 4, 2019 at this year’s TAPPI Nanotechnology Division Conference in Chiba, Japan (June 3 - 7, 2019).
Read MoreChristina Agapakis of Ginkgo Bioworks, along with Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and Sissel Tolaas recently installed an exhibition entitled Resurrecting the Sublime at the St. Etienne Design Biennial.
Read MoreCongratulations to UBQ Materials for being awarded “Best Use of Alternative Feedstocks” during the Bio Market Insights Innovation Awards 2019 for their work transforming household waste into a sustainable, infinitely renewable material.
Read MoreMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have developed a way to use wax to transfer graphene, which tends to wrinkle and break when removed from the substrate it is grown on, to a new substrate.
Read MoreThe University of California was issued another patent relating to CRISPR, which is a ground breaking technique for gene editing in bacteria, plants and animals.
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