Researchers try to turn plastic into food for deep space missions
Researchers think they've found a way to create more food for astronauts ... from plastic.
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Researchers think they've found a way to create more food for astronauts ... from plastic.
The project has the potential to address two big challenges, plastic waste and food insecurity, all at once.
Stephen Techtmann, a microbiologist at Michigan Technological University, and collaborators from Michigan Tech and the University of Illinois, are in the midst of a project that seems half-miraculous: turning plastic waste into edible protein.
Merck announced the winner of the 2022 Future Insight Prize in the category of “Energy”. The € 1 million prize was awarded at the “Curious2022 – Future Insight” scientific conference in Darmstadt, ...
According to scientists at Michigan Technological University, chemical pre-treatments that tend to dissect a few kinds of plastics that can help naturally occurring microbial communities break down plastic waste in a rapid manner.