In general, cellulose nanofibres made from tree pulp are several micrometres-long or less, and therefore have particular uses. For the past 30 years, Tajima has been harnessing fermentation ...

Although the components of wood – cellulose and lignin – are exceedingly cheap and plentiful, combining these into a wood-like structure is not straightforward, despite many attempts to make ...

Cellulose—durable, tightly packed strands of the simple sugar glucose—form the ... Some termites “can completely eat a large tree within a decade,” he says. In ecosystems like dry Australian savannas, ...

Cellulose—durable, tightly packed strands ... Some termites “can completely eat a large tree within a decade,” he says. In ecosystems like dry Australian savannas, certain termites even ...

Many scientists believe the red-eyed tree frog developed its vivid scarlet peepers to shock predators into at least briefly questioning their meal choice. These iconic rain-forest amphibians sleep ...

The density and durability of SCW rely on the structure and arrangement of macrofibrils, which are nano or micro-sized fibers (depending on the tree) made of cellulose organized in layers to form ...