Purdue University has launched a consortium to bring together academic researchers, Indiana farmers and industry stakeholders in a field-to-shelf hemp product development initiative. The school’s new Hemp Products Utilization Consortium […]
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Fiber processing machine maker Cretes has opened a new technology testing facility focused on hemp and flax bast fiber. Customers can collaborate with Cretes experts to test their own materials
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Purdue University researchers say they are using cellulose extracted from industrial hemp to develop biodegradable superabsorbent materials that will be less polluting than those now used in disposable diapers, feminine
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A Harley-Davidson-owned electric motorcycle producer is using hemp-based composite in the fenders of a newly introduced model. Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based LiveWire Group, Inc. said it introduced hemp and other sustainable materials
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Researchers in the United Kingdom are working to advance the use of hemp and other natural fibers to replace polluting materials in conventional circuit boards. Experts from Waterlooville-based Jiva Materials
UK grant supports research of hemp fibers for use in sustainable electronics Read More »
As the hemp industry searches for that Next Big Thing, an ambitious startup in Wisconsin said it expects to raise a billion dollars within three to five years to develop
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New York will provide $5 million in funding to promote the commercialization of products made from hemp and other biomaterials, under several agriculture initiatives announced by state officials this week.
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The move towards prefabricated building components is growing as interest grows in construction based on hempcrete and hemp fibers. The trend is reflected in the program of the 11th International
Carbon credits and how they relate to the hemp construction sector will be featured during this year’s International Hemp Building Symposium, set for Amsterdam Oct. 10-11. Nando Knodel, a co-founder
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Packaging could be the first major application of hemp bioplastics, a new study from Canadian researchers suggests. The research, by a team at Western University (WU), London, Ontario, replaced high-density
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