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Driving on Eggshells: Ohio State Researchers Recycle Food Scraps For Tires
Katrina Cornish is a professor in Ohio State's College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences who studies rubber biosynthesis and production. She and a team of researchers have found finely-ground egg shells and tomato peels are an adequate ...
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EnergyEne Looks for Investment, Expansion into Guayule Products
https://cornishlab.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/energyene-looks-investment-expansion-guayule-products
EnergyEne Inc. is getting hands-on in the development of guayule as an alternative to natural rubber with a radiation attenuation glove that doesn't trigger latex allergies and has better polymer-filler interaction, according to CEO Katrina Cornish. ...
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Dandelions Ruin Your Front Yard but Could Be the Future of the Rubber Industry
Scientists have been tackling the vexing issue for decades, trying new tactics and engineering new equipment. Researchers have traveled to the high plains in Kazakhstan in pursuit. Companies and governments are spending heavily. Their mission: Grow more ...
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From Natural Rubber to Medical Glove
https://cornishlab.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/natural-rubber-medical-glove
An Ohio State University researcher and her team have created the first medical glove that can block radiation while meeting federal guidelines and not triggering allergic reactions. Check it out here. ...
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Dr. Katrina Cornish named CFAES Innovator of the Year
https://cornishlab.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/dr-katrina-cornish-named-cfaes-innovator-year
Congratulations to Dr. Katrina Cornish for being named CFAES Innovator of the Year!! Please click here to read more about this prestigious honor. ...
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Dr. Katrina Cornish named IMR Innovator of the Year
https://cornishlab.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/dr-katrina-cornish-named-imr-innovator-year
Dr. Cornish did it again!! She was awarded her THIRD Innovator of the Year Award within the last month at the recent IMR Materials Week conference. Congratulations!! ...
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Hat trick: Katrina Cornish receives 3 Innovator of the Year Awards
Institute for Materials Research faculty member Katrina Cornish received in quick succession three accolades for her impact in innovative research at The Ohio State University. Cornish, an Ohio Research Scholar and Endowed Chair in Bio-based Emergent Mat ...
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Katrina Cornish receives BioEnvironmental Polymer Society Lifetime Achievement Award
Katrina Cornish, an Ohio Research Scholar and Endowed Chair in Bio-based Emergent Materials at the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), recently received the BioEnvironmental Polymer Society Lifetime Achievement Award for sci ...
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Natural Rubber Biosecurity and Biodiversification
https://cornishlab.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/natural-rubber-biosecurity-and-biodiversification
Natural rubber is an extremely important, agricultural resource vital to all modern economies. It is curiously underappreciated because many people assume that all rubber is synthetic. However, the total rubber market is about 45 % natural rubber because ...
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Study shows potential for Earth-friendly plastic replacement
The quest to keep plastic out of landfills and simultaneously satisfy the needs of the food industry is filled with obstacles. New research from The Ohio State University has shown that combining natural rubber with bioplastic in a novel way results in a ...