http://oregonstate.edu/terra/2007/04/growing-technology/ A world of research at Oregon State University Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:00:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://oregonstate.edu/terra/2007/04/growing-technology/#comment-67 Nature’s Glue « Terra Magazine Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:54:30 +0000 http://oregonstate.edu/dept/terra/?p=4976#comment-67 [...] Although Li made his bio-based discovery just a few years ago, his interest in nontoxic composites dates back to his post-doctoral studies at the University of Georgia, where he was researching ways of making wood pulp with fungi. His Scandinavian colleagues told Li about seeing the “reddish skin” of woodworkers using formaldehyde-based glues in their native Sweden. “They all said those glues are nasty materials to work with,” says Li. Growing Technology From microbes to plants, OSU researchers are leveraging biological materials to develop a variety of new products. Here are some highlights. [...]

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