Vireo Advisors Founder and President Jo Anne Shatkin received the 2019 TAPPI Nanotechnology Division Leadership and Service Award in Chiba, Japan, on June 5 in recognition of her contributions toward establishing the safety of cellulose nanomaterials.

Scientists have discovered enzymes capable of degrading polyethylene terephthalate (PET).

A recent report on “Accelerating the Circular Supply Chain for Plastics” highlights the need to address plastics pollution by capitalizing on technologies that convert waste plastics into other materials.

PrimaLoft has developed a recycled polyester polymer with an attached simple sugar to enhance the material’s susceptibility to biodegradation.

Researchers from Penn State and the University of Alabama have described the use of LEGO bricks to solve a common problem facing lab-grown meat—lack of structural support.