A biohybrid system combines polymer nanosheets with E. coli to improve hydrogen production by capturing near-infrared light from the solar spectrum. (Nanowerk Spotlight) The search for viable solar ...
Bioengineers around the world have been working to create plastic-producing microbes that could replace the petroleum-based plastics industry. Now, researchers have overcome a major hurdle: getting ...
Living bacteria embedded in coatings could clean wastewater, capture carbon and generate biofuels – but only if they survive ...
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Scientists engineer bacterial cellulose supermaterial to replace petroleum-based plastics
Scientists at Rice University and the University of Houston have created a bacterial cellulose-based ...
A research team developed a microbial strain that efficiently produces aromatic polyester using systems metabolic engineering. Among various eco-friendly polymers, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) stand ...
Bacteria are a cornerstone of the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, helping produce everything from drugs and beer to biodiesel and fertilizer. The pharmaceutical industry, in particular, relies ...
Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have developed a solid polymer coated with harmless viruses to detect ...
Bioplastics from natural polymers could replace petroleum-based plastics, helping us keep nonbiodegradable plastics out of landfills and waterways. But there’s a problem: The most promising ...
Bioengineers around the world have been working to create plastic-producing microbes that could replace the petroleum-based plastics industry. Now, researchers from Korea have overcome a major hurdle: ...
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