Summer in the South means pulling over on the roadside, braving the heat and gnats, bringing a crisp five-dollar bill, and getting yourself a huge styrofoam cup of boiled peanuts. As kids ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Packing peanuts made from a material called polystyrene are used to protect products while being shipped. Yet, these little pieces of foam can have several other ...

Now, researchers at Purdue University have shown how to manufacture carbon-nanoparticle and microsheet anodes from polystyrene and starch-based packing peanuts, respectively. “We were getting a ...

Not all packing peanuts are biodegradable, Dr. Jiliani warns, and in fact, some cheaper materials may contain synthetic substances such as polystyrene. “It goes without saying that these are non ...