The humble leaf could hold the blueprint for bioplastics that neither pollute nor crack under pressure. Inspired by nature, ...

Society has long struggled with petroleum-derived plastic pollution, and awareness of microplastics' detrimental effects on ...

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have optimized the strength and biodegradability of bioplastics that could replace petroleum based materials ...

By adding citric acid and squid ink to a cellulose-based polymer, researchers created a variety of structurally colored ...