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Nanofiber breakthrough holds promise for medicine and microprocessors

Nanofiber breakthrough holds promise for medicine and microprocessors

A new method for creating nanofibers made of proteins, developed by researchers at Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly), promises to greatly improve drug delivery methods for the treatment of cancers, heart disorders and Alzheimer's disease, as well as aid in the regeneration of human tissue, bone and cartilage.

The lightest 5l PET container in the world

The lightest 5l PET container in the world

MarketResearch.com estimates that the request for eco-packaging will grow 6%/year till 2015 and companies, to meet this request, will have to reconsider their own packaging and their own productive system in the light of eco-sustainability. Collaboration P.E.T. Engineering with NOVAPET and SIDE has led to the creation of the lightest 5l container in the world.

Recycled plastic bottle house

Recycled plastic bottle house

Plastic bottles have found a new use in the west African country of Nigeria. In the village of Yelwa, north-western Nigeria, a project is underway that will see 25 houses built from recycled plastic bottles filled with dry soil or construction waste.

Energy-saving packaging - for sustainable industry

Energy-saving packaging - for sustainable industry

Sustainability is becoming a major issue for more and more packaging companies. These companies use ecologically optimised value chains, but do so not primarily in order to adhere to legal regulations, but above all because they have recognised the economic relevance of being environmentally active.

Coke and Pepsi foresee a biobased PET future for bottles

Coke and Pepsi foresee a biobased PET future for bottles

Fossil-fuel-based PET's days are numbered in the beverage market if you listen to two of the sector's biggest players, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, both of which launched renewably sourced polyester initiatives that they say will become the material of choice for bottles.