Materials

The biggest shoe design innovation in a decade is great for elite athletes, but maybe not so good for the weekend warrior.

UPenn engineers are also developing chewing gum that destroys biofilm and other cool dental innovations.

Mori’s silk protein coating for food promises to also reduce the global waste stream and cut down on plastic packaging.

3D printed micro-robots will one day be able to precisely deliver drugs or treat hard-to-reach tumors.

From ephemeral tattoos to vagus nerve oil to a grape-waste backpack, these biotech-inspired gifts will be sure to delight and inspire.

Next-generation wearable sensors will combine biochemical and physiological metrics.

Pioneering synthetic biologist Pamela Silver drops some wisdom.

Within 10 years, archival data may be routinely stored in base pairs rather than bytes.

Featuring cactus shoes, custom probiotics, never-ending glow sticks, and more.

The race is on to bioengineer carbon-neutral, recyclable, biodegradable, and affordable materials.