In a world pressing towards sustainability, the shift from traditional fossil-based plastics to biobased alternatives is gaining momentum. Understanding these materials' intricacies is crucial for ...

If humans are ever going to live beyond Earth, they'll need to construct habitats. But transporting enough industrial material to create livable spaces would be incredibly challenging and expensive.

SEAS researchers grew green algae inside shelters that recreated pressure conditions on Mars. The shelters were made from bioplastics derived from algae. The experiments demonstrate the possibility of ...

AZoM talks to Mehran Ghasemlou, a research fellow at RMIT University, about his research that has developed a self-cleaning and biodegradable bioplastic that is inspired by the lotus leaf. Please can ...