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Silk-reinforced bicycle tyres outperformed nylon controls and showed lower impacts in a gate-to-gate life cycle assessment.

A study shows palm oil can replace aromatic oil in natural rubber composites while supporting greener rubber products.

Pineapple leaf fibres gain strength through alkali treatment, supporting stronger and more sustainable biobased composites.

Study suggests PM2.5 source apportionment may be significantly biased

Researchers from The University of Osaka found that using a sequence analysis approach that incorporates awareness of insertions and deletions in extramembrane domains enabled accurate reconstruction of ancestral rhodopsins that folded correctly and functioned as predicted when expressed in E. coli. The researchers’ ConsistASR analytical pipeline could be used to engineer other ancestral proteins in the future.

A photocurable resin that can be recycled at least 10 times

Through protein binding, molecular heavy drugs are effectively transported to cancerous tissues

Wearable medical devices, like exoskeletons, often rely on soft actuators, materials that convert electrical energy into motion. But traditional actuators often use stiff metallic materials that limit mobility. Now, an international research group has developed soft yarn actuator fibers that can bend, contract, and produce complex movements when electricity is applied.

The molecule trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) can be used to reversibly modulate the rigidity of microtubules, a key component of molecular machines and molecular robots.