The Vireo Advisors blog brings you the latest news and developments in safe, sustainable and bio-based materials and products including novel foods and sustainable nanomaterials.
This new biodegradable glitter is made entirely from plants
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have created a cellulose-based glitter which is sustainable and biodegradable.
Bio-Based Nanocellulose Fibers used to Create Strongest Bio-Material in the World
Swedish scientists at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology have created a bio-based material made of cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) which they report to be stronger than all other man-made or natural bio-based materials, including spider silk and wood.
Sustainable Paper from Elephant and Cow Manure
Scientists from the University of Vienna have discovered a way of using the manure of cows and elephants in order to sustainably make paper.
Vireo's Shatkin & Ong Present at Tech Connect 2017
Representatives from research and development companies, governmental agencies, universities, investment firms, and more came together in Washington, D.C. for the annual Tech Connect World 2017 on May 14-17th.
FBRI Receives Multi-Million Dollar Grant to Study Wood to Jet Fuel Technology
The U.S Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration announced it will invest more than $4 million dollars to diversify and grow Maine’s economy, with funds earmarked for the forest sector.