Packing peanuts make shipping fragile objects easy. But the puffy particles become a wasteful nuisance once the shipment is complete. Now researchers report a method to turn them into something useful ...

Researchers developed a process to convert packing peanuts into electrodes for lithium-ion batteries The electrodes outperformed traditional graphite ones, increasing storage capacity and charging ...

When researchers at Purdue University began setting up their new laboratory, they started to receive shipment after shipment of supplies that were packed in boxes filled with lots of soft, cushiony ...