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Stories tagged “sustainable materials”

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Cheese and Tofu Waste Turned Into Tiny CO2-Capturing Beads
Technology

Cheese and Tofu Waste Turned Into Tiny CO2-Capturing Beads

ETH Zurich scientists turned dairy and tofu by-products into porous protein beads that captured 97 mg of CO2 per gram in lab tests, outperforming many existing systems.

2 min read
New Orleans Is Reinventing Mardi Gras Beads With Plantable Seeds and Sugar Cane
News

New Orleans Is Reinventing Mardi Gras Beads With Plantable Seeds and Sugar Cane

Scientists and nonprofits are replacing toxic plastic Mardi Gras beads with biodegradable alternatives made from sugar cane byproducts and embedded with flower seeds.

2 min read