Corn-Based Polymer Called Revolutionary
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A plant that makes a new bioengineered polymer was christened Friday in Loudon, Tenn., marking a $100 million joint-venture between chemical giant DuPont Co. and London-based agri-processor Tate & Lyle.
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A team of Irish scientists develops a strain of bacteria that can convert a toxic byproduct of the Styrofoam manufacturing process into biodegradable plastic. By Rowan Hooper.
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By Adam Mitchell  The organic revolution is sweeping across Europe, with the area of land dedicated to environmentally-friendly, pesticide-free food production more than doubling in the last decade.
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Forcing a trio of incompatible molecules together yields multi-compartment nano containers.
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By WALTER C. JONES  ATLANTA - An innovative company from the West has chosen the pine forests of Southeast Georgia as the location for the country's first plant to process pine scraps into ethanol, the alternative fuel mostly distilled from Midwestern corn.
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Blog: Fullerenes are nanotech that could prevent allergic reactions
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A new process gives plastics electronics researchers the best of both worlds -- electrical performance and processability
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Nylon, one of the world's most versatile synthetics, comes into the world. And just in time, too. Compiled by Tony Long.
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ExxonMobil Chemical has introduced a new version of Santoprene(TM) thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) that complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations for food contact and bonds with engineering thermoplastics (ETPs).
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Molecular-scale carbon cylinders that receive and transmit light waves open the way for new types of communications equipment and solar cells.
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For an easy-to-make adhesive inspired by mussels, possible applications abound.
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Plastic made from corn could soon be widely available, the result of a joint venture signed yesterday between a small Cambridge company with MIT roots and Archer Daniels Midland Co. , the multibillion-dollar agribusiness.
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Blog: Fullerenes are nanoparticles that could prevent allergic reactions.
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The road to energy independence starts in a cornfield in Nebraska. Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla explains why he believes in biofuels. From Wired magazine.
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Researchers at Iowa State University are pecking away at ways of making environmentally friendly plastic. From golf tees to a biodegradable flower pot that can be planted directly in the ground, scientists are studying ways of making plastics from things such as chicken feathers and soy protein.
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Dr. Kornbergâs Nobel Prize-winning discovery of how DNA is assembled helped ignite the biotechnology revolution.
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Victor Co. of Japan said today it has succeeded in manufacturing an environmentally friendly DVD with a special plastic synthesized from corn starch.