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University of Alberta

22 October 201912 January 2020

Pioneering a path to cleaner fuels and fewer emissions

Unconventional greenhouse gas reduction research brings biology and chemistry together in engineering

5 August 201930 July 2019

Researcher uses canola to create biodegradable cling wrap

A University of Alberta researcher has found a new use for a canola byproduct, providing potential for diverse markets beyond China

13 June 20197 June 2019

U of A social enterprise wins $10,000 to make biodegradable menstrual pads a reality

Young entertainers aim to help reduce the landfill waste created by menstrual products

3 April 201929 March 2019

5 Other Uses for Hemp You May Not Know About

Hemp-derived CBD gets all the love in the media, but the plant is remarkably versatile

9 September 20165 September 2016

Polyol made from canola oil leading to new greener products

Spray foam, wall and roofing panels among newly created environmentally-friendly products being commercialized thanks to new conversion process

1 October 201530 September 2015

Club Coffee set to release biodegradable pod

Paper-capped PurPod, invented by Guelph researchers, uses a brown-flecked bioplastic ring made of coffee bean chaff

20 August 201518 August 2015

Researcher Uses Vibrations to Identify Materials’ Composition

A team of researcher has developed a new method for identifying materials’ unique chemical “fingerprints” and mapping their chemical properties at a much higher spatial resolution than ever before

21 May 201520 May 2015

Schmerzmittel und Droge: Forscher stellen Morphium aus Zucker her

Zucker und Hefe: Die Zutaten könnten bald reichen, um Schmerzmittel wie Morphium günstig herzustellen. Für Pharmafirmen wäre es ein Durchbruch - die Technik könnte aber auch missbraucht werden.

21 April 201520 April 2015

Canada’s growing biobased economy to be showcased at the 2015 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology in Montreal

Brent Erickson: “We look forward to bringing BIO’s World Congress back to Montreal, where Canadian and American industrial biotechnology companies have formed strong partnerships over the years.”

25 September 201424 September 2014

Alleskleber für Feuchtes

Einbau von DOPA in künstliche Muschelkleber-Proteine

10 September 20149 September 2014

Hanf konkurriert mit Kohlenstoffmodifikation Graphen

Wissenschaftler entdecken Hanf als Alternative für Graphen, da Hanf die gleichen Eigenschaften aufweisen kann wie moderner Hightech-Kohlenstoff

14 August 201413 August 2014

Could hemp nanosheets topple graphene for making the ideal supercapacitor?

Long suspected value to the hemp bast — it was just a matter of finding the right way to process

6 March 2012

Alberta gets $4.4 million to boost bio-product development

Investment flows in a pilot plant for the production of bio-based plastic packaging

24 October 2011

FIBRAGEN: Verbesserte Bio-Werkstoffe aus Flachs durch angewandte Genomik

Internationales Forschungsprojekt unter Beteiligung der Hochschule Bremen

12 August 201121 February 2018

Creating plastic from beef

Canadian researchers turn animal byproducts into plastics for industrial use

3 February 2010