Spoiled Dairy Becomes 3D Printing Plastic
Researchers patent a biomaterial from wasted milk proteins, creating biodegradable 3D printing filament and a potential new revenue stream for dairy. Excess milk that once flowed down farm drains during the COVID-19 pandemic has inspired an innovative biomaterials breakthrough: scientists are converting dairy waste into biodegradable plastic for 3D printing. At the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Dr. John…
CSIR to help consumers identify spoilt milk with new technology
CSIR will soon unveil a technology to help consumers identify spoilt milk without opening the packet of milk. Speaking at the ongoing IDF World Dairy Summit 2022, Rajeshwar S. Matche, Chief Scientist and Head, Food Packaging and Technology, CSIR-CFTRI said that ordinary people face this basic issue of buying a packet of milk but cannot…