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Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Bioform turns kelp and wood fibre into thin but durable bioplastic films for making agricultural mulch film or packaging products such as beverage lids and takeout containers

UBC entrepreneurs join fight against plastic pollution

The end of plastic pollution—in the oceans, on land and in our air—could be within reach with two UBC ventures working hard on solutions that could make this vision a reality.

May 26, 2022

New glaucoma treatment could ease symptoms while you sleep

New glaucoma treatment could ease symptoms while you sleep

Eye drops developed by UBC researchers could one day treat glaucoma while you sleep – helping to heal a condition that is one of the leading causes of blindness around the world.

Apr 11, 2018

Chemists develop new way to make cost-effective material for electricity storage

Chemists develop new way to make cost-effective material for electricity storage

University of British Columbia researchers have found a new way to make state-of-the-art materials for energy storage using a cheap lamp from the hardware store.

Mar 6, 2015

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