Tag: materials science
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Plant-Based Material Designed to Replace Plastics
Biochemists created a polymer film derived from soy proteins in a sustainable process that can replace many of today’s single-use plastics.
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Biomanufacturing Materials Company Issues $500M IPO
Zymergen Inc., a developer of materials made with synthetic biology for industrial products is raising $500 million in its initial public stock offering.
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Concrete Mfring Processes Win CO2 Conversion Challenge
Two companies with alternative techniques for manufacturing concrete won a challenge competition to convert carbon dioxide into useful products.
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Small Biz Grant Funds Wrist Fracture Adhesive
A company developing a biocompatible material to aid bone healing will test the substance on treating simulated wrist fractures in large animals.
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Graphene Crispr Chip Detects Small Genetic Differences
An academic-industry team designed a computer chip with graphene circuits using the gene-editing technique Crispr to detect fine genetic differences in samples.
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DNA Storage Company Gains $24M in New Funds
A maker of high-density chip devices storing data with nucleic acids similar to DNA is raising $24 million in its second venture financing round.
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Sensor in Works Detecting Covid-19 Airborne Virus
A company developing graphene bio-computer chips is applying its technology to sensors that quickly detect SARS-CoV-2 viruses in indoor air.
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Univ. Lab, Biotech Partner on Covid-19 Vaccine Implant
A biotechnology company and university infectious disease lab are developing a Covid-19 vaccine given as a solid dose implant under the skin.
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Sensor Designed for A.I. Mimics Eye Functions
A computer science lab designed an optical sensor to function more like a human eye and better process visual data for systems based on artificial intelligence.
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Blood Cells Transport Enzymes to Slow Cancer Spread
Researchers devised a technique that in lab mice carries immune system enzymes on red blood cells to stop the spread of cancer in the lungs.