To help combat electronic waste, researchers from Nanjing University of Science and Technology have modified a degradable bioplastic derived from corn starch for use in more eco-friendly electronic ..

The new nanocomposite films are made from starch, one of the most abundant natural polymers found in plants such as potato, maize, pea and corn, and MXene, a highly conductive 2D material that is ...

Developed by scientists at Harvard University and Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the material takes the form of a transparent film ... corn protein known as zein, along with ...

The seeds were sown beneath a thin protective film that's made of starch from vegetables like potatoes or corn. "It gets the corn growing faster, so it will mature faster — less risks to those ...