17 October 202513 October 2025 Strengthening soy for better bioplastics Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis using surface chemistry to improve the strength of soy and cellulose-based biomaterials
15 August 202514 August 2025 Leaf-inspired design brings bioplastics to the big leagues Adding cellulose makes bioplastics biodegradable, stronger
14 May 202514 May 2025 Scientists discover a new way to convert corn waste into low-cost sugar for biofuel Researchers collaboration developed a process that pretreats corn stover, which allows enzymes to break down cellulosic polymers into sugar, that can then be fermented into biofuels and bioproducts
27 February 202520 February 2025 3D-Druck mit Kaffeesatz: Forschende entwickeln biologisch abbaubares Material auf Myzel-Basis Das Material könnte als nachhaltige Alternative zu Styropor in Verpackungen oder für andere Anwendungen dienen
3 January 202518 December 2024 Carbon Dioxide to 3D Printed Carbon Nanocomposites: A Sustainable Innovation Researchers from the Universities of Delaware and Washington in St. Louis presented a method that uses CO2 as a feedstock, addressing both sustainable material production and greenhouse gas reduction
22 November 202419 November 2024 Researchers create novel electro-biodiesel more efficient, cleaner than alternatives Joshua Yuan, Susie Dai and colleagues at WashU and Texas A&M create biodiesel with electrocatalysis and bioconversion
6 September 20246 September 2024 Turning bacteria into bioplastic factories Scientists discovered some purple bacteria that can produce bioplastics without adding CO2 to the atmosphere and which are completely biodegradable
Bakterien werden zu Biokunststofffabriken Biologen finden neue Wege, um die plastikproduzierende Kraft violetter Mikroben zu fördern
15 December 202314 December 2023 NatureWorks Appoints Erik Ripple New President and CEO Ripple joins NatureWorks as it continues market-leading growth and innovation with construction of new 75kta Ingeo biopolymer manufacturing facility underway in Thailand
13 October 202210 October 2022 New system creates bioplastics, consumes CO2 Method could reduce nondegradable plastics and greenhouse gas emissions
7 September 20212 September 2021 Synthetic biology enables microbes to build synthetic muscle No animals required to produce these fibers, which are tougher than Kevlar
31 August 202127 August 2021 Stronger Than Steel, Tougher Than Kevlar Incredible Fibers Produced by Engineered Bacteria
15 August 20199 August 2019 Synthetic biology enables protein origami Engineers find new way to create single-chain protein nanostructures using synthetic biology and protein-assembly techniques
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
Bacterial factories could manufacture high-performance proteins for space missions Genetically engineered bacteria could be the key to mass-produced spider silk
27 August 201822 August 2018 Bigger proteins, stronger threads: Synthetic spider silk Engineering scientists use bacteria to create biosynthetic silk threads stronger and more tensile than before
9 February 20159 September 2021 Cyanobacterium found in algae collection holds promise for biotech applications Scientists have re-discovered a fast-growing bacterial strain first described in 1955
5 September 2013 Zhang receives prestigious DARPA Young Faculty Award Engineering Microbes for Efficient Production of Fuels and Chemicals
14 December 2010 Champion Hydrogen-Producing Microbe Cyanobacteria are known for releasing the oxygen that made Earth an hospitable planet, but some strains also have hidden talent for producing hydrogen
