For centuries, cellulose has formed the basis of the world's most abundantly printed-on material: paper. Now, thanks to new research at MIT, it may also become an abundant material to print ...

Aptly called the Kyoto Process after the Kyoto University laboratory in Japan where the research is taking place, the process aims to reduce the cost of producing vehicles while making them lighter ...

Purdue University researchers have developed tough, flexible, biodegradable films from cellulose, the main component of plant cell walls. The films could be used for products such as food packaging, ...

Cellulose, an abundant, renewable, and sustainable non-edible carbon source from agriculture and forestry, has attracted great attention for producing diverse value-added chemicals and fuels. However, ...

Graphene is a two-dimensional sheet of sp2 carbon atoms arranged in a hexagon structure 1. Due to its excellent mechanical 2,3, electrical 4,5, and thermal properties 6,7, graphene has many advantages ...

A fundamental chemical discovery should allow tress to soon play a major role in making high-tech energy storage devices. A method has been discovered to turn cellulose -- the most abundant organic ...

"What every biofuel manufacturer wants to do is to get to the sugars," said Jeffrey Catchmark, associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering. "But the structure of cellulose itself ...

Improved methods for breaking down cellulose nanofibers are central to cost-effective biofuel production and the subject of new research. Scientists are investigating the unique properties of ...

Researchers developed regenerated cellulose fibers inspired by cherry bark’s helical architecture, using microfluidic ...

Whether it’s bratwurst or blutwurst, German’s eat an average of 70 grams of sausage a every day. Mettwurst, schinkenwurst, and bierwurst and hundreds of other mouthwatering varieties have been a ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers have developed tough, flexible, biodegradable films from cellulose, the main component of plant cell walls. The films could be used for products ...