Using peptides and a snippet of the large molecules in plastics, materials scientists have developed materials made of tiny, flexible nano-sized ribbons that can be charged just like a battery to ...

Step aside hard, rigid materials. There is a new soft, sustainable electroactive material in town—and it's poised to open new ...

Using peptides and polymer chains, scientists have developed a new type of flexible nano-ribbon material that can switch ...

Waste from mushroom farming is being transformed into sustainable, biodegradable materials for use in cosmetics, packaging, ...

That next pair of sneakers or even that new cell phone case may be made from recycled foam from someone's old mattress thanks ...

Developed by researchers from Northwestern University, the highly energy efficient, biocompatible material could give rise to ...

Using peptides and a snippet of the large molecules in plastics, Northwestern University materials scientists have developed materials made of tiny, flexible ... nature's beta-sheet structures ...

Highly energy efficient, biocompatible and made from sustainable materials, the systems could give rise to new types of ...