Leveraging understudied spider species to uncover novel biology
Over $1.425B has been invested into spider silk companies, yet less than 20 annotated spider genomes are...
Catalyzing biofuel production – a proof of concept and screening platform for designing proteins for organic solvents
Using enzymes in environments other than water has enormous bioengineering potential, but a major roadblock...
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New practicable, eco-friendly methods in the generation of sustainable transparent wood materials
Transparent wood (TW) is a lightweight, energy-efficient material engendering optical functionalities in...
Laser directed infrared spectroscopy to analyze microplastics down to 20 microns and speed up data analysis
Microplastic analysis is a very time-consuming procedure while smaller-sized plastics (<300 microns...
Exploring material properties and fabrication processes of a mycelium based surfboard
The modern surfboard comprises layers of unrecyclable plastic which often break and pollute our oceans...
Is mycelium clay a suitable replacement for large scale gypsum polymer structures?
Myco-composites are sustainable and renewable alternatives to toxic petroleum plastics but require monitored...
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