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Automated Biofoundry Robotics Overcomes Low Efficiency Bottlenecks in Protein Design

A team of researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) created a fast, user-friendly process to improve industrial enzymes.

9 Jul 2026

Primal and Amorim Cork Solutions Challenge Hospitality's Disposable Slipper Culture

Every year, billions of disposable hotel slippers are manufactured, used briefly and discarded, generating significant volumes of waste across the hospitality industry.

30 Jun 2026

AIMPLAS Reinforces its Leadership in Health and Safety with a New ENAC Accreditation for Medical Device Testing

In a constantly growing global medical device market, marked by increasingly strict regulation and rising demands in patient safety, the certification and validation of medical devices has become a critical requirement for market access.

From AIMPLAS 24 Jun 2026

One Photon, Two Reactions - New Catalyst Converts CO2 and Biowaste Simultaneously

Researchers have developed a solar driven catalyst material that harnesses the energy of a single photon to reduce carbon dioxide and oxidize organic waste at the same time, and produce valuable chemicals in both reactions.

12 Jun 2026

Cherry Bark Design Turns Cellulose Into Spider Silk-Like Tough Fibers

Researchers developed regenerated cellulose fibers inspired by cherry bark’s helical architecture, using microfluidic spinning to create a biaxially oriented structure with spider silk-like toughness. The fibers reached 553 MPa tensile strength, 41% fracture strain, and 184 MJ m?³ toughness, and could be woven into durable fabrics for future sustainable textiles and structural materials.

8 Jun 2026

New “Permanently Wet” Coating Method Could Transform Wastewater Treatment by Helping Bacteria Survive Better

Living bacteria embedded in coatings could clean wastewater, capture carbon and generate biofuels – but only if they survive the manufacturing process.

20 May 2026

Triply-Twinned Metamaterials Turn Lattice Defects Into a Blueprint for Stronger Structures

Triply-twinned body-centred cubic lattices shift strut-scale deformation from bending to stretching, producing major gains in stiffness and strength across polymer and titanium metamaterials. High-resolution synchrotron XCT revealed that lattice architecture governs global shear-band failure, while additive manufacturing defects mainly determine where local fractures begin.

11 May 2026

LANXESS and Fuelcare Enter into a Partnership for Fuel Preservation

The German specialty chemicals company LANXESS and the British company Fuelcare, which specialises in fuel preservation, have entered into a partnership to market biocide solutions for fuels.

From LANXESS Corporation 29 Apr 2026

AIMPLAS is Leading the VEGANCELIO Project to Transform Organic Waste into Vegan Leather and Cosmetic Microcapsules

Organic waste accounts for around 50 % of municipal waste in Spain.

11 Apr 2026

Aged Bacteria Could Make Bio-Cementation More Reliable

A new study links bacterial viability to carbonate production in MICP, offering insights for the use of aged bacteria in sustainable soil improvement techniques.

19 Mar 2026

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