Slippery coating technology firm LiquiGlide has inked a pact with Australian sustainable and innovative packaging maker Pact Group Holdings for designing a paint packaging that does away sticking and residues. LiquiGlide, which develops ...
Tags: Slippery coating, packaging
NASA astronauts at the International Space Station became the first in the world to taste the first bite of lettuce grown in the microgravity environment of space. They cleaned the produce with citric acid-based, food safe sanitizing ...
Tags: fresh foods, tomatoes, blueberries
Using the newly released Ansys 16.2, engineers can now create virtual prototypes of complete systems, enabling them to make strides in innovation and unleash next-generation products within their industries. As products - from automobiles ...
Tags: smartphones, wearable technology
Housewives compare prices every day, including Zhang Ming, a 60-year-old retired woman who frequents a supermarket in Beijing's Fengtai district. On Sunday morning, she spent 45 yuan ($7.30) on 1 kg of pork fillet. "It's amazing ...
Tags: Pork, vegetables
The first rapid plug-in car chargepoint, capable of charging vehicles in around 30 minutes, was flagged off as part of the Eden project in Cornwall in the UK. The charging facility, which is among 16 being installed in the county, was ...
Tags: plug-in car, Plug-in vehicles
More than three quarters of consumers surveyed by Tetra Pak said their decision to select a beverage brand depended largely on whether its packaging was environmentally sound. The new study, commissioned by Tetra Pak's Environment ...
Tags: Eco-Friendly Bottles, Tetra Pak
Gerhard Schubert will showcase a prototype of its TLM packaging machine sans an electrical cabinet, at the FachPack 2015 trade show in Nuremberg, Germany, to be held between September 29 and October 1. The absence of an electrical cabinet ...
Growing vegetables in greenhouses extends crop production seasons in northern latitudes, but the greenhouse environment is far from ideal for providing plants with optimal photosynthetic light. In fact, available photosynthetic daily light ...
Tags: LED Lighting, LED Lamps
Earlier this month packaging expert Des King discussed why looks count and first impressions matter when it comes to building market share. Here, he continues his exploration of digital packaging, mobile technology, and the industry's ...
Tags: Digital Packaging, packaging
Ride sharing firm Opoli Technologies has joined hands with BYD Motors, a Chinese automobile, IT and new energy firm, for deploying 50 zero-emission e6 electric vehicles for its fleet in San Diego, US. Aimed to reduce traffic congestion as ...
Tags: Electric Car, electric vehicles, BYD
A consortium led by the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) at Aberystwyth University, UK, is working on the use of lignocellulosic feedstock to produce bio-based, biodegradable plastic packaging for consumer ...
Tags: Bio Plastic, Packaging
The Kenyan government has earmarked 680 million Shilling ($6.8 million) to revive and expand operations at the Rift Valley Textile Mills (Rivatex) in Uasin-Gishu County, deputy president William Ruto has said, according to reports in the ...
McGill University in Canada has developed light-emitting diodes based on aluminium indium gallium nitride (AlInGaN) nanowires on silicon with spontaneous core-shell structures that inhibit non-radiative surface recombination, improving ...
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced its international rankings of the Top 10 Countries for LEED, the world’s most widely used and recognized green building rating system. The Top 10 list highlights countries outside of ...
Levi Strauss & Co. said it has expanded its clothing recycling initiative to all Levi's mainline and outlet stores in the United States. In a press release, the denim jeans marketer added that is making it easier for consumers to recycle ...