The industry is already able to make plastic from sugar plants

New research published in Energy and Environmental Science, a team from the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center and the University of Madison, Wisconsin has described an efficient and economical process for producing HMF, Hydroxymethylfurfural, a compound derived from plants and considered crucial in the development of a renewable economy.

The hi-tech greenhouse for growing plants of the future

hi tech greenhouse

The first hi-tech #greenhouse was presented to the world, equipped with an innovative LED lighting system to study and grow #plants in closed environments and under stress. Researchers at the ENEA Research Center in Portici are experimenting with it for the Tripode research project, with the aim of being able to cultivate even in environments lacking the fundamental characteristics for growth (in buildings or spaceships). The dream of every science fiction film: to grow plants... Read more