L.A. County officials signaled interest in rebuilding in fire zones with natural materials, such as adobe, but advocates say ...

The Korvaa Consortium tapped Modern Synthesis, Ecovative and Ourobio to develop the debut shoe made with mycelium, bacterial ...

A new filtration material developed by researchers at MIT might provide a nature-based solution to this stubborn contamination issue. The material, based on natural silk and cellulose, can remove a ...

A new study led by Colorado State University Distinguished Professor Eugene Chen outlines a path to creating advanced, ...

The dashboard, center console, hood, front splitter, doors, trunk and rear wing were all constructed out of renewable ...

Sustainably produced, biodegradable materials are an important focus of modern materials science. However, when working with natural materials such as cellulose, lignin or chitin, researchers face ...

To make a “natural” product, the natural resource is not chemically changed as much. One example is a wooden chair. It is more natural than synthetic, because its shape has been changed, but the ...

Researchers have developed a new material based on a fungal mycelium and its own extracellular matrix. ... However, when working natural materials such as cellulose, lignin or chitin, ...

Following its motorsports endeavors, BMW will start rolling out natural fiber composites in series-production machines. BMW ...

A revolutionary wood-based material that outperforms steel in strength-to-weight ratio is about to transform the construction industry as we know it. InventWood, a University of Maryland spinout ...

After confirming its success in racing, BMW plans to implement a flax-based alternative to carbon fiber in its future road ...