Nanocellulose fibers are used to create biomaterial fabric

May 22nd, 2023

The biomaterial is made from nanocellulose fibers. Photo: Modern Synthesis.  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 lab by growing nanocellulose (a lightweight material produced by bacteria) on a framework […]

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Decay as part of design

April 29th, 2019

Photo: Mediated Matter Group. Could microbes combined with water be guided to selectively disintegrate and then be harnessed as agents of assembly? What would the ecology of a system that included microbes, biocompatible substrates and the contextual environment look like?  Those are some of the questions a team of MIT researchers set out to answer […]

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