
The Vireo Advisors blog brings you the latest news and developments in safe, sustainable and bio-based materials and products including novel foods and sustainable nanomaterials.
Microplastic Cleanup using Nanocoils
In a recently published article in the journal Matter, scientists describe their work using nanocoils to clean up microplastic pollution.
Plant-Based Impossible Burger Set for September 2019 Retail Launch
The plant-based Impossible Burger will be available for purchase in U.S. retail stores in September 2019 following FDA approval for use of soy leghemoglobin as a color additive.
Re-coded Bacterial Genome
Scientists in London have assembled and “re-coded” the E. coli genome.
Scientist Create Environmentally-friendly Alternative to Polystyrene Foam
Amir Ameli and Xiao Zhang of Washington State University have created a more environmentally-friendly alternative to polystyrene foam (better known as Styrofoam) which performs better than Styrofoam as an insulator and can support up to 200 times its own weight without losing its shape.
Paper-Based Scaffolding for Culturing Tissue Vasculature
Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have discovered a way to create paper-based cell culture scaffolds that model tissue vasculature.