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(The Center Square) òòò½ÊÓÆµ“òòò½ÊÓÆµThere continues to be a lot of discussion around Milwaukee Public Schoolsòòò½ÊÓÆµ™ lead paint cleanup, even though little of it is about the actual cleanup.

Nanozymes are synthetic materials that have enzyme-like catalytic properties, and they are broadly used for biomedical purposes, such as disease diagnostics. However, inorganic nanozymes are generally toxic, expensive and complicated to produce, making them unsuitable for the agricultural and food industries. A University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign research team has recently developed organic-material-based nanozymes that are non-toxic, environmentally friendly and cost-effective. In two new studies, they introduce next-generation organic nanozymes and explore a point-of-use platform for molecule detection in agricultural products.

Whatòòò½ÊÓÆµ™s the next wave of sustainable fashion? The answer is soy-based textile. To spur innovation in that space, U.S. Soy announces Clara Padgham from the University of Wisconsin-Madison as the national winner of the NEXTILE: The Soy in Textile Design Challenge. In its second year, the NEXTILE competition is designed to highlight the creativity and originality of students studying design by encouraging the use of sustainable textiles, namely soy-based products.