Researchers have used a biopolymer to encapsulate and extend the storage life and release rate of a bioinsecticidal fungus. The study is published in ACS Omega. The goal is to extend the shelf life of ...

Solar-cell manufacturers typically don’t offer a gift-wrapping option, but they may start to do so. A new study reports that the right wrapping material and method can curtail decomposition processes ...

Optimizing both the conditioning and long-term storage of nuclear waste is critical to the nuclear industry today. The challenge: develop a method of safely storing different sorts of low level waste ...

In a process called “encapsulation,” authorities pulverize bricks of cocaine hydrochloride into tiny grains using heavy machinery. With historic levels of cocaine seizures happening across Latin ...