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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

27 January 201426 January 2014

UT Austin Engineer Converts Yeast Cells into ‘Sweet Crude’ Biofuel

Researchers’ platform to show the highest reported oils and fats concentration through fermentation

24 January 201423 January 2014

Environmentally friendly, energy-dense sugar battery developed to power the world’s gadgets

A Virginia Tech research team has developed a battery that runs on sugar and has an unmatched energy density, a development that could replace conventional batteries with ones that are cheaper, refillable, and biodegradable

23 January 201422 January 2014

UW researchers: Renewable chemical ready for biofuels scale-up

GVL from biomass as solvent for conversion to furan chemicals

25 November 201323 November 2013

Der weltweiten Konkurrenz überlegen – Eiweiße als Superkleber

Deutsch-amerikanische Zusammenarbeit: Millionenförderung für biokompatiblen, umweltfreundlichen und nachhaltigen Superkleber

20 November 201319 November 2013

Better batteries through biology?

MIT researchers find a way to boost lithium-air battery performance, with the help of modified viruses

29 October 201328 October 2013

Gold nanoparticles give an edge in recycling CO2

It’s a 21st-century alchemist’s dream: turning Earth’s superabundance of carbon dioxide — a greenhouse gas — into fuel or useful industrial chemicals

25 October 201325 October 2013

New device harnesses sun and sewage to produce hydrogen fuel

ASU researchers studying certain bacteria’s ability to produce electricity by coordinating their metabolic activities

15 October 201318 January 2018

Iowa State building research and development program for bioplastics

Scientists conducting research in the framework of a five-year study of the production and performance of different kinds of bioplastic pots

6 August 20139 September 2021

Research team pursuing greener production of methanol

Low-cost quantum dots ( QDs) from bacteria to capture energy in sunlight and catalyze

1 August 2013

CU-Boulder team develops new water splitting technique that could produce hydrogen fuel

Sunlight heat to change metal oxide material composition, causing newly formed compound

15 July 2013

Modular Genetics Demonstrates Production of Bio-Derived Glycinate, an Ultra-Mild Surfactant

Company developed "green" purification method for surfactants

25 June 2013

High-octane bacteria could ease pain at the pump

Engineered E. coli mass-produce key precursor to potent biofuel

19 June 2013

A Battery Made of Wood?

Wood fibers help nano-scale batteries keep their structure

22 April 2013

North Carolina A&T State University crowned Champion in $100,000 ACC Clean Energy Challenge

Runner-Up Clemson Wins $5,000 in DOE Competition

21 March 20139 September 2021

CO<sub>2</sub> could produce valuable chemical cheaply

A use for excess carbon emissions

18 March 2013

Auburn researcher receives National Science Foundation CAREER award to study biofuels

Five-year project to improve efficiency in biorefining process for butanol production from biomass

14 March 2013

Kansas State University: Researchers building stronger, greener concrete with biofuel byproducts

High-lignin ash byproduct to cement can improve, helping reduce dioxid emissions from concrete production

4 March 2013

Promiscuous enzymes may be recruited to aid industry, medical fields

AgriLife researchers hope to learn more about "structural and catalytic properties" of proteins

21 February 201318 January 2018

Iowa State wins grant for new bioplastics center

CB2 - Collaboration between Iowa State and UMass Lowell to research on bioplastics and biocomposites

14 February 2013

How a microbial biorefinery regulates genes

Brown University researchers unlock key to lignin conversion

5 February 2013

Newly discovered plant structure may lead to improved biofuel processing

Researchers found yet unknown connections between different types of cell wall glycans

27 January 2013

ASU scientists unravel the mysteries of spider silk

Laser light scattering technique to uncover the properties of this exceptional biological polymer

24 January 2013

Avoiding the Definition of Irony: When Wind Turbine Blades and Solar Panels End Up in Landfills

National Science Foundation award for common research in alternative biological-based materials

16 January 2013

Marginal lands are prime fuel source for alternative energy

First study to show that natural growing non-woody plants are sufficiently productive to make ethanol

8 October 2012

Stanford researchers show oil palm plantations are clearing carbon-rich tropical forests in Borneo

Palm oil promotes deforestation and thus global warming

13 September 2012

Ohio researchers trying to turn algae into fuel

$4 million grants helping UT researchers turn algae scourge into fuel source

3 August 2012

Biologist Receives $1.5 Million to Study Potential Biofuel Crops

Scientists in Texas explore Panicum hallii as an alternative energy source to oil and gasoline

29 May 2012

Review: Protein-based composite materials

Multifunctional protein composite biomaterials with enhanced properties and functions matched specifically to a regenerative medicine need

29 September 2011

Iowa State researchers produce cheap sugars for sustainable biofuel production

Innovative method is basing on the pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass

21 September 2011

From Protein to Planes and Pigskin: Discovery in Insects’ Skin Points to Improved Pest Control, New Bioplastics Technology

Scientists soon be able to make pest insects buzz off for good or to turn them into models for new technologies - thanks to a tiny finding with enormous potential

4 April 2011

From Biomass to Chemicals in One Step

A startup's catalytic process converts cellulosic biomass directly into components of gasoline

6 January 2011

Iowa State, Ames Lab researcher developing bio-based polymers that heal cracks

Researchers to develop encapsulating techniques that work with biorenewable polymers

24 November 2010

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