According to UNESCO, plastic waste makes up 80% of all marine pollution, with 8–10 million metric tons of plastic making its way into our oceans each year. USC Viterbi School of Engineering ...

USC researchers have created a biodegradable, marine-safe plastic alternative using calcium carbonate from seashells, ...

Calcium carbonate is in eggshells, seashells, a rock called marble, and in antacid tablets like Tums and Rolaids. In this activity, you can use a common liquid to detect calcium carbonate! Cover your ...

According to a new study led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and published in the Proceedings of the ...

Chung has a background in biomaterials, and her lab recently developed a new biocompatible plastic alternative by adding calcium carbonate from seashells into poly (1,8-octanediol-co-citrate ...

Earlier this month, Chung's lab published its findings about the new plastic alternative they developed by adding calcium carbonate from seashells into poly (1,8-octanediol-co-citrate ...

Creatures like snails, clams, oysters and mussels use an organ called a mantle to secrete layers of calcium carbonate ... “It’s like each shell is a snail’s autobiography,” says Jerry ...