Biological systems spontaneously convert energy input into the actions necessary to survive. Motivated by the efficacy of these processes, researchers aim to forge materials systems that exhibit the ...

Data-driven strategies are reshaping computational materials design by accelerating the prediction of compounds with targeted functionalities. Beyond high-throughput screening, the integration of ...

Living materials take inspiration from the natural world, where plants, animals and microbes routinely manufacture functional materials as part of their normal physiology. For instance, trees produce ...

Jen Keane’s claim to fame is that she grew a shoe using bacteria, coaxing the microbes to deposit their nanocellulose materials in the shape of a sneaker. But she’s kind of over that. “I feel like ...