To create new forms of food packaging to replace the unsustainable ... of sugar and agar—a gelatinous substance derived from seaweed. They hand-shaped bowls from mycelium, the threadlike roots ...

The researchers are already looking to scale the project. Researchers develop revolutionary replacement for ubiquitous ...

The packaging industry has made huge strides in creating sustainable alternatives to traditional materials. You’ll now find containers made from mushroom roots, seaweed, and even food waste.

Consumer packaging dumps 19 million metric tons of plastic waste into the environment each year, according to the nonprofit ...

Commercial Seaweed Market Rising consumer awareness of sustainable and plant-based products is fueling the expansion of the Commercial Seaw ...

As they digest grass and hay, cows produce significant amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas. In the quest to identify an ...

An curved arrow pointing right. A California startup makes compostable replacements for thin-film plastic out of seaweed. The company sources raw materials from seaweed farms, which can provide ...

Seaweed contains protein — up to 32% of its dry weight — and it grows fast without fertilizers, but is not yet being used to its full potential as a food product in the U.S. and Europe ...

An elevated Japanese spot has opened in Albany with food that’s as fun to look at ... the star of the menu are handrolls — fat cigars of crispy seaweed and sushi rice loaded with increasingly ...