Michael Pratt doesn't want to change the way you take out the trash. Instead, he wants to change what happens to trash when it ends up in a landfill or the middle of the ocean. Pratt is the founder of ...

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The shoes should also completely biodegrade if they end up in the ocean, although throwing them in the sea when you're done with them obviously isn't recommended. Blueview shoes are currently being ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—A head-to-head comparison of two coronary stents with biodegradable polymers in an all-comers population showed that the Orsiro ultrathin strut drug-eluting stent (Biotronik) was ...

Researchers have employed an unlikely organism—fungi—to make a new type of biodegradable battery. The new 3D-printed fungal ...

Laundry and dishwasher pods: The simplicity of grabbing a pod and tossing it into a washing machine or dishwasher has made them a popular choice for many consumers for nearly a decade. Detergent and ...

A gliding sensor inspired by Javan cucumber seeds could be used for environmental monitoring, and then quickly biodegrade, leaving no waste behind. Ecologists routinely use sensors to collect data on ...