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Biomaterial created from bacterial fermentation
August 1st, 2023
Biotechnology company Modern Synthesis has developed a biomaterial from bacterial fermentation that can be used to create a low-carbon alternative to traditional clothing fabrics. The biomaterial was developed in the company’s London, England, lab by growing nanocellulose (a lightweight material produced by bacteria) on a framework of thread. Nanocellulose fibers, which are very small, are […]
Microscale knots double tensile strength of new material
August 1st, 2023
Knots are known for boosting the tensile strength of materials, including the tiniest twists of DNA. The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena reports that engineers there have developed a new material consisting of microscale knots and shown that it’s far tougher than a version of the material without knots. The material is made of […]
Research produces a supercharged textile finish
August 1st, 2023
Scientists have developed a simple metallic textile finish for clothing or wearable textiles that can repair itself, repel bacteria from the wearer and even monitor a person’s electrocardiogram (ECG) heart signals. Researchers from Flinders University in South Australia, North Carolina State University and South Korea say the conductive circuits created by liquid metal (LM) particles could […]
Biomimetic soft “seed robot” navigates through soil
August 1st, 2023
Researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Genoa, Italy, have created what they say is the first biomimetic, biodegradable soft robot that changes shape in response to humidity and can navigate through soil. The researchers say the device has great potential as a new means of analyzing soil and thereby monitoring the environment. […]
Mattress textiles could be used to make EV batteries
August 1st, 2023
In a three-year study at the National Institute for Materials Advancement at Pittsburg State University (PSU) in Kansas, researchers led by Ram Gupta, Ph.D., developed a process that transforms mattress textiles into conductive carbon materials used to make the anodes and cathodes in lithium-sulfur rechargeable batteries. These next-generation electric vehicle (EV) lithium-sulfur batteries have two […]