A Brazilian fast-food chain has introduced a clever solution for customers tired of having to unwrap their hamburger before eating it: edible packaging. As part of a marketing campaign designed to ...

As an alternative to single-use plastic wrap and paper cup coatings, researchers in Langmuir report a way to waterproof materials using edible fungus. Along with fibers made from wood, the fungus ...

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Be hip, be posh, hang out at the avant-garde, and eat some paper. Heck, eat your menu if you'd like. The Moto Restaurant, Chicago, serves innovative cuisine using a modified Canon i560 printer as an ...

Food packaging is a major source of plastic waste. Developing wrapping that is edible could help - not just the environment, but maybe even taste, too. A scientist at a green chemistry conference in ...