‘Proud To Be An American’: An Interview with Ann-Margret
#‘Proud To Be An American’: An Interview with Ann-Margret Award-winning actress and singer Ann-Margret is known for her commitment to entertaining U.S. troops during the Vietnam War. In 1966, she responded to a request signed by over 3,000 troops to…
A Medieval Manuscript for a Healthy Life: Tacuinum Sanitatis
#A Medieval Manuscript for a Healthy Life: Tacuinum Sanitatis By Natascha A. Domeisen Do you feel a slight tinge of melancholy during these dark winter days? According to the Tacuinum Sanitatis a good remedy is to consume fatty duck meat…
How Mutiny Aboard the USS Somers Helped Birth the US Naval Academy
#How Mutiny Aboard the USS Somers Helped Birth the US Naval Academy When Navy Cmdr. Alexander Slidell Mackenzie and the crew of the brig-of-war Somers pulled into Brooklyn Harbor in December 1842, he arrived with an alarming report: his crew…
Enzymatic PET degradation for a circular economy: Researchers reframe experimental standards
#Enzymatic PET degradation for a circular economy: Researchers reframe experimental standards 04 Dec 2023 — A team of researchers has demonstrated how changes in experimental standards and methodologies can help improve the rate at which plastic degrading enzymes can be…
Kongsberg launches digital cutting platform to “transform” the corrugated packaging industry
#Kongsberg launches digital cutting platform to “transform” the corrugated packaging industry 04 Dec 2023 — Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems (PCS) unveiled a digital cutting platform, the Kongsberg Ultimate, last week. The platform delivers “unprecedented” levels of productivity, precision and safety,…
Refill and recycle: Quadpack launches range of monomaterial lipstick packaging
#Refill and recycle: Quadpack launches range of monomaterial lipstick packaging 04 Dec 2023 — International beauty packaging manufacturer and provider Quadpack releases a full range of monomaterial lipsticks made of recyclable materials. The five products, comprising aluminum, PP and PET…
Eco Spirits equips Johnnie Walker producer Diageo with reusable packaging to replace glass
#Eco Spirits equips Johnnie Walker producer Diageo with reusable packaging to replace glass 04 Dec 2023 — Eco Spirits is partnering with Diageo, the maker of Johnnie Walker whisky, Don Julio tequila and Guinness, to establish a framework for piloting…
Smurfit Kappa optimizes Irish herb grower’s cardboard produce trays with UK-made waterproof coating
#Smurfit Kappa optimizes Irish herb grower’s cardboard produce trays with UK-made waterproof coating 04 Dec 2023 — Smurfit Kappa is supplying Irish herb and leaf grower McCormack Family Farms with a waterproof coating for cardboard-based produce trays. The collaboration addresses…
Wine aroma uncorked: Spanish researchers make quality preservation discovery
#Wine aroma uncorked: Spanish researchers make quality preservation discovery Dr. Caparrós-Ruiz showing the oak bark’s section from where samples are collected (All image credits: CRAG). 01 Dec 2023 — Scientists have found that trichloroanisole (TCA) — a highly volatile organochlorine…
COP28: How Good equips Carrefour with carbon footprint labels, Sultan criticism continues
#COP28: How Good equips Carrefour with carbon footprint labels, Sultan criticism continues 01 Dec 2023 — US-based food rating company How Good is partnering with SES-imagotag, a global specialist in electronic shelf tags and IoT solutions, to provide environmental sustainability…
