12 December 20199 December 2019America’s largest timber building is complete, and it may be the future of constructionWhat’s old is new again—especially in the building industry
11 January 20189 January 2018Bacteria Use Multiple Enzymes to Degrade Plant BiomassNature demonstrates how bacteria degrade lignin and provides better understanding to make biofuels
8 August 20171 August 2017Fungi that Evolved to Eat Wood Offer New Biomass Conversion ToolUMass Amherst microbiologists, international team show fungal deconstruction of wood
15 May 201728 April 2017Discovery could transform industriesResearchers invent process to make sustainable rubber, plastics
17 February 201716 February 2017Researchers invent process to produce renewable car tires from trees, grassThe car tires produced from biomass that includes trees and grasses would be identical to existing car tires with the same chemical makeup, color, shape, and performance
27 January 201723 January 2017Microbiologists Make Big Leap in Developing ‘Green’ ElectronicsUMass Amherst research finds microbe from the Potomac yields better electronic material
14 December 201612 December 2016UMass Amherst Chemical Engineers Lead Team that Boosts Valuable Chemical p-xylene Production from BiomassResearchers developed new method that generates a 97 percent yield and uses biomass feedstocks
26 July 201625 July 2016‘Green’ electronic materials produced with synthetic biology"Designed" strain of bacteria spins out extremely thin and highly conductive wires made up solely of natural amino acids
29 June 201526 June 2015LEGO commits $150M to search for sustainable alternative plastics$150 million, 100+ employees, a new sustainable materials center, and a commitment to move off fossil fuels dependency by 2030
30 April 20152 September 2015USDA Awards $3.8 Million in Grants for Nanotechnology ResearchNanoscale science, engineering, and technology embrace opportunities in a broad range of critical challenges facing agriculture and food systems
10 October 20148 October 2014Blades of grass inspire advance in organic solar cellsUMass Amherst scientists use graphene in new energy conversion architecture
21 November 201322 November 2013Unlocking the universe of biobased (and not so biobased) materialsIn the Marvel Cinematic Universe, exotic materials are brought from outer space, but in the Digest Cinematic Universe, the most transformative materials are all around you. - Possibly in your trash.
10 June 2013Micromidas tackling bio-based PETCompany using highly efficient and inexpensive process for direct conversion of cellulosic biomass
28 May 2013UMass Amherst finds new way to make p-xylene from biomassPaul Dauenhauer, UMass Amherst Chemical Engineer, Receives DuPont Young Professor Award
19 May 201323 October 2013Bacteria use hydrogen, carbon dioxide to produce electricityUMass, Amherst presents first results of the Geobacter bacteria research
6 March 2013Anellotech Announces Ability to Produce Large Volume Product Development Samples of Biomass-Derived Benzene and TolueneEstablishes new corporate headquarters, R&D laboratory and pilot plant facility in Pearl River, New York ‐ Welcomes new VP of Business Development
29 November 2012Anellotech licenses p-xylene technology from UMass AmherstEconomical production of renewable p-xylene from non-food biomass with lower-cost renewable PET possible
18 September 2012Researchers solve long-standing mystery of how cellulose chains break downHow could that revolutionize the process of making fuels, solvents, thinners, lacquers or paints out of biobased materials?
15 May 2011Bio-based chemicals to create US jobsReport encouraging the United States to reform chemical industry regulations
4 April 2011From Biomass to Chemicals in One StepA startup's catalytic process converts cellulosic biomass directly into components of gasoline
26 November 2010UMass Amherst Chemical Engineers Develop a High-Yield, Low-Cost Biomass Alternative to Petroleum for Industrial ChemicalsPyrolysis oils made from waste wood, agricultural waste and non-food energy crops to produce high-value materials
25 November 2010A Greener Way to Make PlasticImproving the efficiency of zeolites catalysts converting pyrolysis oils into plastics
