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...
What's in that new TV screen? Toward "greener" OLED's at NC State Chemistry
Making new molecules that can emit light is important for improving the cost and performance of LED lighting...
Does freezing cookie dough make the baked cookie softer?
I tried out a new Salted Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe yesterday. I was very surprised to find this...
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...
Can we improve the quality of compostable, plant-based plastics?
Compostable plastics, such as polylactic acid (PLA) cannot withstand high temperatures compared to traditional...
Spatially controlling attachment of functional proteins to bacterial cellulose using optogenetics
The bacterium Komagataeibacter rhaeticus has the ability to naturally produce bacterial cellulose (BC) which...
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