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Changing The Face of Food Packaging with Alginate and Grape Skins.

Family chooses dairy products in shop

The shift from the petroleum economy is underway. With consumers more conscientious about the environmental impact of the items they buy, the days of the plastic-based food container are numbered. While researchers at the USDA are tinkering with milk proteins to engineer an edible plastic film, others are crafting entire plant-based food delivery systems that […]

High-Tech Hemp – How Is This Humble Seed Moving Beyond its Hippie Heritage?

From “Reefer Madness” in 1936 to “Hemp for Victory” in 1942, hemp – a member of the Cannabis sativa family – has always been a hotly contested product. The plants which astrophysicist Carl Sagan suggested may have been the world’s first agriculture crop have been both vilified and lauded, and continue to be an economic […]

Is Copper the Next Big Step in the Fight Against Microbial Contamination?

piece of copper on periodic table of elements

We live in the passive age – passive income, passive aggression, passive cleaning. Wait? Passive cleaning? How’s that possible? A cursory glance along the aisles of any grocery store will reveal the bewildering array of cleaning products – sprays, anti-microbial cloths, scrubs, crèmes, rinses, and more – targeting the not-so-passive germophobe shopper.   Continue reading at […]

Could Wearable Technology be a Powerful New Tool in Contamination Control?

Innovative digital revolution of internet of things to enable business

Contamination Control News: The Internet of Things Smart wearables, customized for use in the cleanroom environment, could be the newest weapon in the contamination control arsenal. Although it might be some time before smart garments make it into every cleanroom changing room, once they do the stage will be set for optimized performance and increased […]

Contamination Control News – Have You Heard? In Space Exploration, Less Just May Be More.

Flying Cube

The phrase size does not matter has never been more true than in the invention of the CubeSat.  Taking a far different approach to its much larger and grandiose competition, the CubeSat aims to explore the stars, not waiting for fancy and new equipment.  The device uses traditional “off the shelf” components. Though they may not have the […]