Muscat: A team of Omani researchers hopes to commercially manufacture biodegradable plastic from fish scales in some six months. The team is collaborating with the Oman Environmental Service Holding ...

The devices could soon also be more eco-friendly, as scientists have recently developed a method of making them from fish scales. Ordinarily, so-called "electronic skin" gadgets consist of a flexible, ...

National University of Singapore (NUS) physicists have developed a method of converting fish scale waste into a versatile material with dual functionalities—encryption of sensitive information and ...

Single-use plastics are a growing problem for our planet, but they have also become a mainstay for people around the world. How can we replace the plastic bags, wrappers and more that plague us? One ...

This new packaging prototype looks like conventional plastic, but it’s actually made from fish waste and algae—and unlike plastic, if it escapes into the ocean, a fish could likely eat it safely. The ...

Student Lucy Hughes made the biodegradable plastic using fish waste and red algae in a bid to end single-use plastic waste. Claire Reilly was a video host, journalist and producer covering all things ...

Fish scales are essential when you catch a new personal best and want to remember it for the rest of your life. Good scales are accurate, easy to use, and have great battery life for when you need ...