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 a ...

Interest in building with earthen and other natural materials — such as adobe — spiked in the wake of Eaton and Palisades fires. Architects and engineers say that L.A. County’s approval process for ...

The sources of natural polymers can be plant-based, animal-based, and marine-derived. For instance, plant-based polymers like cellulose are widely used in paper and textile industries for their ...

A team of materials scientists has developed a new bio based carbon material that can store thermal energy more efficiently ...

Importantly, mycelium is everywhere. It thrives in leaf litter, compost piles, mulch, crops after harvest, and even in the ...

London-based Vivobarefoot is making shoes with mycelium. On a quest to find a plastic alternative to vegan shoes, the UK-based barefoot shoe company launched a new vegan sneaker, the Gobi, which is ...

"At this point, we've merely confirmed that our materials are cytocompatible, meaning they are non-harmful to cells," said Wooley. "This may matter if the materials were to be used in implantable or ...

Leather has one of the highest carbon footprints of any material used by the fashion industry, putting it high on the agenda for brands to find alternatives to meet their sustainability targets. Plant ...

In the face of a climate emergency, various fields are under pressure to reformulate their operations and actions, and architecture is no exception. After all, the built environment and the ...

For decades, our society has predominantly embraced an extractivist approach when formulating models for material manufacturing across diverse industries. While we now know that this model is ...