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Battery made from natural materials could replace conventional lithium-ion batteries

What if the next battery you buy was made from the same kinds of ingredients found in your body? That's the idea behind a breakthrough battery material made from natural, biodegradable components.
C&EN

Making sturdy, semi-transparent wood with cheap, natural materials

SAN DIEGO, March 26, 2025 — Can you imagine a smartphone with a wooden touchscreen? Or a house with wooden windows? Probably not — unless you’ve heard of transparent wood. Made by modifying wood’s ...
West Central Tribune

Olivia Hoppe to exhibit art made with natural materials at the Cultural Centre of Bird Island

The Miltona-based artist makes art using natural materials, including bark, gourds and even wasp nests. The Bird Island exhibit will run Sept. 6-26. Artist Olivia Hoppe, of Miltona, loves creating art ...
The Conversation

High rises made out of wood? What matters in whether ‘mass timber’ buildings are sustainable

Brent Sohngen receives funding from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Department of Agriculture, the Ohio Department of Higher Education, IGS Energy, and The Nature ...