Scientists have found a way to convert discarded shrimp shells into dense, plastic-like films and objects, a development that ...

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Researchers in Indonesia have discovered a way to transform shrimp shell waste into biodegradable plastic to fight plastic pollution. All plastic breaks down eventually, but petroleum-based plastic ...

Plastic bags are a global problem. Annually, some one trillion of them are used around the world, and fewer than 5 percent are actually recycled. This means a massive buildup of waste, litter, and ...

TômTex, the company behind the innovative biomaterial made out of shrimp shells, has secured $4.15 million in funding. According to JustStyle, the fundraising for the Brooklyn-based startup has come ...

Flexible spheres of the biomolecule chitosan, made from shrimp waste, can be used for catalysts that generate hydrogen gas from borohydride salts. A research team now shows how the spheres can ...

Inside a 4,000-square-foot laboratory at the heart of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a group of scientists are demonstrating how to make wearable shrimp shells. It all starts with mixing chitosan – a ...

Scientists have discovered unparalleled antioxidative compounds in Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis), signifying a major leap forward for both the food and pharmaceutical sectors. This study not ...

Cruz Foam has launched a packaging line to displace polystyrene peanuts and bubble wrap in ecommerce. The startup, based in Santa Cruz, California, is backed by Ashton Kutcher's climate fund, At One ...

There are over 820,000 metric tons of waste, or 'residual,' shrimp material currently available across the 10 biggest shrimp-producing nations for processors to turn into a suite of products, from low ...