Sometimes the most mundane environmental choices are the most perplexing. For example, take the decision that’s right there in your hands several times a day: What’s the best way to wipe them off?

Though they may imply a level of formality, the best cloth napkins are a sustainable alternative to too-rough paper towels or ...

AMES, Iowa – In an effort to make highly sensitive sensors to measure sugar and other vital signs of human health, Iowa State University’s Sonal Padalkar figured out how to deposit nanomaterials on ...

Americans have been cleaning incessantly since it was discovered COVID-19 can live up to three days on some surfaces. That means paper towels are harder to find than ever before, particularly after ...

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While the technology is still new, Cui's team has envisioned numerous functional uses for their inventions. Homes of the future could one day be lined with energy-storing wallpaper. Gadget lovers ...

I wont lie, when I saw this new thing called the “family cloth” on my Facebook feed and read what it was, I thought it was a joke. But upon further research I found that it's not — reusable toilet ...

As an alternative to single-use plastic wrap and paper cup coatings, researchers in Langmuir report a way to waterproof materials using edible fungus. Along with fibers made from wood, the fungus ...

Engineers have manufactured new energy storage devices out of paper and cloth, with a range of potential applications. Their research also has shown that using silicon nanowires to replace carbon ...