The new technology could provide a green alternative to petroleum-based plastic bottles and other polyester products.

Genetic diversity can lead to more productive growth in switchgrass crops

Research team taps EMSL, DOE JGI to harness promising fungi found in manure

Process could enable biomanufacturing of 1 billion pounds of spandex each year

Researchers' findings demonstrate that renewable pollens could produce carbon architectures for anode applications in energy storage devices

World’s first cellulose aerogel made of paper waste is biodegradable, non-toxic, flexible and ultra-strong

Algae are an ideal source of biomass, but researchers have not yet found a cost-competitive way to use algae for fuels

A team of researchers from five institutions analyzed the ability of six microorganisms to solubilize potential bioenergy feedstocks

Team from Rice University, University of Wisconsin-Madison shows how nature handles lignin

The Danforth Center takes part in a multi-institutional research effort to improve sorghum as a sustainable source for biofuel production