What started as a seed of an idea discussed between two friends has this year borne fruit. Published in Advanced Functional Materials in the summer, the Greco team sat down with AZoNano to discuss ...

Stanford-founded Nitricity raised $50 million from Chipotle and Khosla Ventures to turn California’s abundant almond shell waste into organic fertilizer. The startup’s “Ash Tea” product reduces ...

Going zero or low waste is an essential step in the pursuit of reducing harm to the environment and slowing climate change. From composting to lessening single-use products, cutting waste has gained ...

The Hershey Company is voluntarily recalling a particular lot of its chocolate shell topping. The company says the bottles were incorrectly filled with heath shell topping which is made with almonds.

Laser-induced graphene (LIG) is a promising material for sensors and circuits, typically made by laser-scribing carbon-rich plastics like polyimide. But, as research aims to better contribute to ...

Mostly a large waste stream to almond growers, almond shells and hulls turn out to have many commercial potentials, as mentioned in the article “Can Chemists Turn California’s Almond Trash into ...

Almond shells pile up under elevated conveyor belts and the California sun. Each of the three mounds is about a dozen meters tall. Mounds of almond shells, such as these at a processing plant in ...

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. and Khosla Ventures LLC are among investors providing a fresh round of funding for a startup that makes fertilizer from ground almond shells. Fremont-based Nitricity, ...

Scientists have developed biodegradable sensors from waste almond shells, offering a sustainable alternative to conventional electronics for environmental and agricultural monitoring. Image Credit: ...