Innovative aquaculture system turns waste wood into nutritious seafood
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Extracellular vesicles captured using sustainable wood celluose-based nanofiber sheets may identify and improve cancer treatment
A research team in Japan, led by Nagoya University’s Akira Yokoi, has developed an innovative technique using cellulose nanofiber (CNF) ...
Dong engineering spatial wood carbon scaffolds with nanocellulose fillers for water deionization
Pei Dong, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, received $250,000 from the U.S. Department of the Interior for the project: "Engineering Spatial Wood Carbon ...
Fungi which normally decay wood can effectively break down low density polyethylene (LDPE) plastic instead – and do so best in the absence of wood
Fungi which normally decay wood can effectively break down low density polyethylene (LDPE) plastic instead - and do so best ...
MD Anderson researchers Helen Piwnica-Worms and Richard Wood elected to National Academy of Sciences
HOUSTON ― Two researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have been elected to the prestigious National Academy of ...
Your fork could someday be made of sugar, wood powders and degrade on-demand (video)
Single-use hard plastics are all around us: utensils, party decorations and food containers, to name a few examples. These items ...
Engineered wood grows stronger while trapping carbon dioxide
HOUSTON – (Feb. 16, 2023) – Rice University scientists have figured out a way to engineer wood to trap carbon ...
Abandoning wood cook stoves would be great for Africa, if families could afford it
DURHAM, N.C. -- Replacing traditional biomass-burning cookstoves across sub-Saharan Africa could save more than 463,000 lives and US $66 billion ...
Half a million lives could be saved yearly by replacing wood and charcoal stoves in Africa
Half a million lives could be saved each year in sub-Saharan Africa by taking action to reduce reliance on traditional ...
Researchers harvest electricity from wood soaking in water
Water and wood may one day be all that’s needed to provide electrical power for a household. At a time ...
Despite the promotion of wood construction, wooden multi-storey buildings are still rare in Finland – Why is that?
The use of wood promotes sustainable development in construction. However, its costs are considered high and there are prejudices about ...
Wood burner users needed to take part in new ‘pollution alert’ study
People who use wood-burning stoves are needed to take part in the UK’s first study to understand how an air ...
Researchers discover method to control carcinogenic formaldehyde release from wood in the home
AMHERST, Mass. – New research, led jointly by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of North Texas, advances ...
Eco-glue can replace harmful adhesives in wood construction
Researchers at Aalto University have developed a bio-based adhesive that can replace formaldehyde-containing adhesives in wood construction. The main raw ...
Living in timber cities could avoid emissions – without using farmland for wood production
Housing a growing population in homes made out of wood instead of conventional steel and concrete could avoid more than ...
Wood sharpens stone: boomerangs used to retouch lithic tools
A new study into the multipurpose uses of boomerangs has highlighted the hardwood objects were used to shape the edges ...
Carbon storage in harvested wood products
Wood is infinitely useful. Critically important for our changing climate, trees store carbon. When trees are harvested for wood products ...
Wood heating pollutes the air in mountain areas more than previously assumed
Ajdovščina/ Leipzig. Around 30 million people in Europe live in mountain valleys. A large part of this population is more ...
Oregon State research highlights importance of large wood in streams for land-based animals
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Land managers have invested millions of dollars annually since the 1980s to place large pieces of wood ...
Fuel from waste wood
Ethanol is usually produced through the fermentation of sugars from starchy raw materials such as corn, or from lignocellulosic biomass, ...
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Meteorites likely source of nitrogen for early Earth
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‘Shocking’ discovery: Electricity from electric eels may transfer genetic material to nearby animals
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Scientists build tiny biological robots from human cells
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Elham Azizi vs. cancer: Fighting the disease with data, AI, and math
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New study identifies the greatest threat to wildlife across North America and Canada: people
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Pregnant women are missing vital nutrients needed for them and their babies – and situation could worsen with plant-based foods