Technologies that extend the lifespan of perishable foods could help us avoid huge amounts of waste, and scientists in Singapore have unearthed a promising new possibility in the form of chemically ...
Museums across the world hold exquisite piña dresses in their collections; a legacy of a 19th-century fashion trend. Part of the appeal comes from the fabric’s natural elegance. But people have long ...
Get fruity with one of Mezando’s magnificent Apple Watch bands. Made from pineapple leaves, they’re super-sustainable and available in a range of styles and color options. They offer all the charm and ...
In a breakthrough for bio-based materials, scientists have made leather from the fibers of discarded pineapple leaves that's comparable to the real thing and also outperforms other existing plant ...
Why pineapple leaves are a promising candidate to replace plastic materials used in single-use masks
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased demand for single-use masks, putting pressure on global plastic waste problems. Face masks are made from combination of several types of plastic. There ...
In South Africa, manufacturers of pineapple juice and other pineapple products discard thousands of tons of pineapple leaves every year, with most ending up in dumpsites. The leaves are seen as ...
Dau Van Nam never expected one day to weave the pineapple leaves of his hometown into fabric for export to Japan. "The crazy idea from years ago has now become a fabric that can be worn," Nam, 33, ...
Researchers have come up with an innovative way to upcycle pineapple leaves for fat absorption, a world’s first. Imagine swallowing a capsule or munching a cracker made from pineapple leaf fibers to ...
Researchers in Malaysia have found a way to turn fiber from pineapple leaves into material sturdy enough to make drone frames. Professor Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan of Putra University told Reuters ...
Most pineapple growers see the plant’s thorny leaves as little more than agricultural waste, leaving them behind once the fruit has been harvested. For entrepreneur Munah Kadir, however, they are ...
Why pineapple leaves are a promising candidate to replace plastic materials used in single‑use masks
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased demand for single-use masks, putting pressure on global plastic waste problems. A single face mask can release as many as 173,000 microfibres per day into ...
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