Jie Wu, an engineering graduate student, was studying a type of striking white beetle found in Southeast Asia and attempting ...

Biodegradable plastics don’t break down on their own. Researchers found ocean microbes play a key role, and results can vary ...

Many researchers have sought alternatives that are renewable, biodegradable or recyclable, yet just as effective. At Georgia Tech, my team of students and post-docs has spent more than a decade ...

A cup of tea rarely feels like a complicated thing. Hot water, dried leaves, a few minutes of steeping, and a habit repeated in kitchens and offices all over the world. But one part of that routine ...

Blends of starch/polyester have been of great interest in the development of biodegradable packaging. A method based on multiple responses optimisation (Desirability) was used to evaluate the ...

Plastic particles can enter tea in several different ways - and teabags may play a bigger role than many people realize.