QUT researchers have developed a new waterproof coating for boxes that is both recyclable and renewable. Albert Tietz and Adjunct Associate Professor Les Edye's lignin-based coating is currently being ...

As useful as corrugated cardboard is, we generally don’t consider it to be a very sturdy material. The moment it’s exposed to moisture, it begins to fall apart, and it’s easily damaged even when kept ...

The protective coating is used to strengthen boxes and other packaging materials to carry produce as well as make them waterproof – like the lining on the inside of a paper coffee cup. The idea ...