Materials Science comment, June 2013

Stronger and greener concrete from outer space

Researchers have developed a stronger, greener form of concerete made from extra-terrestrial dust, potato starch and a pinch of salt.

Bacteria-loaded ink prints bone-like 3D biocomposites

energy efficient process uses bacteria to produce bone-like porous CaCO3-based composites

Crab shell battery offers high performance and sustainability

Sustainable zinc battery with a biodegradable electrolyte

3D printing of living structural biocomposites

Plastic proteins behave just like the real thing

Using artificial intelligence, researchers have designed random heteropolymers that can mimic many of the properties of natural proteins.