A biomaterial that increases its strength when in contact with water could provide a biodegradable alternative to plastics
Read article: Nickel-enhanced biomaterial becomes stronger when wet
Previously unknown protein-based feature in slime allows it to transform from liquid to fibre and back again
Read article: Worm slime could inspire recyclable polymer design
New material can adsorb up to 99.8% of plastic particles
Read article: Supramolecular biomass foam removes microplastics from water
New work resolves a longstanding debate and could aid the development of new cutting tools
Read article: Spiders use physics, not chemistry, to cut silk in their webs
Researchers have grown a uniform two-dimensional layer of silk protein fragments on a van der Waals substrate for the first time
Read article: Silk-on-graphene films line up for next-generation bioelectronics
New therapy kills cancerous cells while stimulating growth of new healthy bone
Read article: Gallium-doped bioactive glass kills 99% of bone cancer cells
New method might find applications in biomedicine
Read article: Metasurfaces make a single-shot polarization imaging system
Anaerobic bacteria depend upon a single family of proteins to transfer extra electrons they produce to electric hairs on their surface
Read article: Bacterial nanowires make an electrical grid in the soil
Longer wavelength radiation is emitted easily by hair
Read article: Hair helps keep us cool in hot weather, infrared study reveals
A novel titanium alloy could create load-bearing implants with inherent antibacterial response
Read article: Bacteria-resistant alloy improves infection control in implant surgeries
