Advanced techniques are allowing scientists to witness the process where plant cells generate cellulose fibers.

The team recorded 24 hours of the cellular construction process, revealing surprising new details about how plant cell walls ...

From laundry detergent to dishwasher tablets, cleaning products are an indispensable part of life. Yet the chemicals that ...

The new eco-friendly detergent was found to be just as effective as commercial chemical products for cleaning clothes and ...

Recently, the stretchability of ionogels has attracted considerable attention. This is attributed to its essential role in ...

New technology can separate the fibers in the sugar beet pulp left over after sugar production. Part of the fiber can be used ...

While sustainably-grown wood can be an economical and eco-friendly building material, its relatively low tensile strength ...

There is already a component of wood that is transparent: cellulose. However, two other components in wood are not, which are ...

The main source for the production of staple fibres or filaments such as viscose, lyocell, modal or other types of new ...

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose—a major constituent of all plant cell walls—a team of Rutgers ...

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose -- a major constituent of all plant cell walls -- a team has captured images of the microscopic process of cell-wall building continuously over ...