Give a bacteria-fungi biofilm access to sweetened tea and you can make not only kombucha – but a fibre vital to making ...

“Cellulose is insoluble ... with molasses (a high-sucrose by-product of sugar refining) and nitrogen sources, they cultivate nanofibres within three days. “Sugar beet is one of the most ...

If you've ever made kombucha, you will be familiar with the term SCOBY—a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast. It's ...

So what other reinforcing fiber options are there? As it turns out, cellulose is one of these, along with basalt. The former has received a lot of attention currently, as the addition of cellulose ...

As the most abundant natural polymer, cellulose has emerged as a frontrunner ... and radionuclides from wastewater sources.

A battery that needs feeding instead of charging? This is exactly what Empa researchers have achieved with their 3D-printed, ...

Plant cell walls are full of cellulose, a type of plant fibre ... the assumption that humans cannot use cellulose as an energy source on its head. But before I get to their findings, let me ...