Packaging you can EAT: Food ‘skins’ that mimic nature could slash plastic waste

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2160092/Packaging-eat-Food-skins-mimic-nature-slash-plastic-waste.html By John Stevens PUBLISHED: 18:00 EST, 15 June 2012 | UPDATED: 20:19 EST, 15 June 2012 Sometimes a tub of ice cream or a pot of yoghurt is so tasty that we spend several minutes scraping out the inside and then, if nobody’s looking, lick the lid. Wouldn’t it be even better if we […]

Blood, milk and mucus could one day replace silicon’s ingredient in computer chips… as well as in your iPhone

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2113501/Blood-milk-mucus-day-replace-silicons-ingredient-chips–iPhone.html Your next mobile phone could be made from a mix of blood, milk and mucus, scientists claimed today. Researchers at Tel Aviv University say their new method to make computer chips could eventually replace silicon. It could lead to phones and other gadgets that are both flexible and biodegradable. Discovery: Researchers at Tel Aviv […]