InventWood is about to mass produce wood that’s stronger than steel
It sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but it actually comes from a lab in Maryland. In 2018, Liangbing Hu, a materials scientist at the University of Maryland, had…
Modern Synthesis is making compostable materials that last a lifetime
Jen Keane’s claim to fame is that she grew a shoe using bacteria, coaxing the microbes to deposit their nanocellulosic materials in the shape of a sneaker. But she’s kind…
Albert Invent hopes to revolutionize the chemicals sector with its AI platform
If startup funding rounds are any metric, generative AI is seeing ample adoption in the sciences. It makes sense: there’s a lot of trial and error involved in research and…