E. coli with engineered cell membranes have enhanced catalysis capabilities which reduce energy use and make production more sustainable.

Industry -- particularly the pharmaceutical industry -- is deeply reliant on bacteria in their production. Now, researchers present a 'superman suit' to put on the bacteria, so that they can produce ...

Trillions of bacteria work in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, helping produce everything from beer and facial ...

Scientists have innovated a polymer-coated bacterium that enhances its catalytic efficiency and sustainability in industrial ...

MIT researchers have developed a new catalyst that converts methane into polymers at room temperature and atmospheric ...

Researchers at Hiroshima University’s Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering have created an artificial polymer that self-organizes into a controllable helix, according to a study ...

Helical structures are ubiquitous across biology, from the double-stranded helix of DNA to how heart muscle cells spiral in a band. Inspired by this twisty ladder, researchers have developed an ...

Motivated by elegant biological helical structures, considerable effort has been devoted to developing artificial helical ...

Helical structures are ubiquitous across biology, from the double-stranded helix of DNA to how heart muscle cells spiral in a ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are considered "forever chemicals"; they generally do not decompose on their own even after centuries and ...

As the shift to using renewable and recycled materials in car tyres accelerates, Nina Notman talks to the manufacturers ...

Biopolymers that are cheaper to produce heat-resistant biocompatible and biodegradable are promising alternatives to plastics It hard to imagine life without plastic It everywhere - from toothbrushes ...