Smuggling Domesticated Silkworms along the Silk Roads
At some point around AD 600-700, a legend started spreading about a princess who snuck mulberry tree seeds and silkworm eggs into the Buddhist kingdom of Khotan (present-day northwest China). Sericulture, the ancient Chinese technique of silk farming, had been kept a secret for thousands of years. Integral to this technique were silkworms that had […]
Cellulose and Chitin Foam can Remove Nearly all Microplastics from Water
A foam made of cellulose and chitin can remove up to 99.9% of microplastics from water and maintains efficiency after multiple cycles of use. Microplastic pollution in terrestrial and aquatic environments is escalating at a significant rate and the development of universal approaches for remediation are urgently needed. To find a solution, the team of […]