23 February 201821 February 2018 Strongest fabrics are man-made, backed by nanotechnology Scientists, spiders and goats are key players in the search for the strongest fabrics
23 January 20189 September 2021 Nature Has More Than One Way to Make Methane say USU Biochemists US-Universities collaboration researchers report a bacterial, iron-only nitrogenase pathway for methane formation
12 October 201710 October 2017 Meet the Transgenic Silkworms That Are Spinning out Spider Silk Michigan-based polymer development company KBL using silkworms to produce spidersilk
29 February 201626 February 2016 USU Biological Engineer Patents Method to Make Natural Blue Dye Synthesized tint from a bacterial strain offering a promising alternative to synthetic dyes used to color jeans, leather, food and paper
19 September 201418 September 2014 Synthetic spider silk lab awarded $1.9M in energy funding Biology Professor Randy Lewis explores use of spider silk for more fuel-efficient vehicles
