18 January 202312 January 2023 Cheap, sustainable hydrogen through solar power Withstanding high temperatures and the light of 160 suns, a new catalyst is 10 times more efficient than previous sun-powered water-splitting devices of its kind
21 May 202116 June 2021 New process makes ‘biodegradable’ plastics truly compostable New discovery of University of California research found unlocked enzymes to destroy the structure
23 March 20219 September 2021 Could we recycle plastic bags into fabrics of the future? Engineers have developed self-cooling fabrics from polyethylene, a material commonly used in plastic bags
4 December 201929 November 2019 Army project may lead to new class of high-performance materials Researchers from three universities to reengineer ribosome as a biological catalyst to make novel chemical polymers
18 April 201915 April 2019 Creating sustainable bioplastics from electricity-eating microbes Microbially derived bioplastics could play a role in space, where astronauts could use 3-D printer technology to manufacture their own tools
16 June 201713 June 2017 Fungal Enzymes Team Up to More Efficiently Break Down Cellulose Collaborative science initiative enables resolution of fungal protein complexes
30 March 201724 March 2017 Silk Sensor Could Speed Development of New Infrastructure, Aerospace and Consumer Materials Researchers have developed a way to embed a nanoscale damage-sensing probe into a lightweight composite made of epoxy and silk
5 February 20164 February 2016 4D-printed structure changes shape when placed in water Wyss, SEAS researchers create shape-shifting architectures that mimic plant movements
26 March 201425 March 2014 MIT engineers design ‘living materials’ Hybrid materials combine bacterial cells with nonliving elements that can conduct electricity or emit light
7 April 2010 New analysis of the structure of silks explains paradox of super-strength Could lead to even stronger synthetic materials
