8 December 20255 December 2025 Rutgers researchers use a principle in nature to create plastics that self-destruct at programmed speeds, offering a solution to global plastic waste Yuwei Gu was hiking through Bear Mountain State Park in New York when inspiration struck
24 July 202423 July 2024 Advancing Circular Bioeconomy with Biomass Feedstocks The Virtual Institute on Feedstocks of the Future or VIFF is a partnership between Schmidt Sciences and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR), to enhance collaboration across scientific and technological disciplines
13 January 20236 January 2023 New ‘Spray-On Wrapper’ Offers Plastic-Free Food Packaging Alternative The spray on wrapper’s main ingredient is pullulan, an edible fiber that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “generally recognize[s] as safe” (GRAS)
19 September 202214 September 2022 How to make recyclable plastics out of CO2 to slow climate change Chemists are manipulating the greenhouse gas to make clothing, mattresses, shoes and more
29 June 202222 July 2022 Rutgers Scientist Develops Antimicrobial, Plant-Based Food Wrap Designed to Replace Plastic Starch-based fibers enhance protection and reduce spoilage
Forscher erfinden essbare Verpackungen für Obst und Gemüse Für in Plastik eingeschweißte Äpfel oder Avocados haben US-Wissenschaftler nun eine Alternative entwickelt. Die hält die Ware länger frisch und ist sogar erstaunlich billig
22 March 202221 March 2022 Ein einfacher Weg zur Herstellung “flexibler Diamanten” Originelle Technik prognostiziert und steuert die geordnete Herstellung von starken und doch flexiblen Diamant-Nanofäden
Discovered: An easier way to create “flexible diamonds” As hard as diamond and as flexible as plastic, highly sought-after diamond nanothreads would be poised to revolutionize our world - if they weren’t so difficult to make
18 August 20209 September 2021 ‘Blinking” Crystals May Convert CO2 into Fuels Unusual nanoparticles could benefit the quest to build a quantum computer
23 January 202020 January 2020 Forscher machen Biosprit-Produktion billiger Forscher der Rutgers University entwickeln effektive Konversionsmethode, um Pflanzenzucker in Ethanol umzuwandeln
How to Make it Easier to Turn Plant Waste into Biofuels Rutgers-led team develops innovative process to rapidly dissolve plant fibers
17 January 20209 September 2021 Using CO2 as an industrial feedstock could change the world. Here’s how We need to actively remove excess CO2 from the atmosphere. The question then becomes: what do we do with the carbon that is removed?
9 September 20198 September 2019 Scientists Discover Key Factors in How Some Algae Harness Solar Energy Rutgers-led research could help lead to more efficient and affordable algal biofuels
29 November 20189 September 2021 How to Convert Climate-Changing Carbon Dioxide into Plastics and Other Products Rutgers scientists develop green chemistry based on a natural process
12 December 20179 September 2021 The material that built the modern world is also destroying it. Here’s a fix Cement industry is currently responsible for about 5% of global CO2 emissions - 1 kg of cement releases more than 0.5 kg of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
11 December 20178 December 2017 Next generation solvent contributes to next generation biofuel production from biomass In this study, a novel carboxylate-type liquid zwitterion was developed as a solvent of biomass, which could dissolve cellulose with very low toxicity to microorganisms
18 September 201714 September 2017 A sweeter way to make green products Researchers invent novel process for extracting sugars from wood
7 June 20171 June 2017 Research focuses on reclaiming strip-mine sites for biofuel crop production Switchgrass can be condensed into fuel pellets for heating and it can be used to make ethanol
30 April 20152 September 2015 USDA Awards $3.8 Million in Grants for Nanotechnology Research Nanoscale science, engineering, and technology embrace opportunities in a broad range of critical challenges facing agriculture and food systems
