Engineered living materials (ELMs) are composites in which genetically programmed cells remain alive inside a polymer or mineral matrix, giving the material the ability to grow, sense, respond, and ...

The Geomaterials Product Development Laboratory advances engineered materials and integrated systems from concept to infrastructure-scale deployment. Our platform combines materials design, ...

The Engineered Materials research cluster at Miami University’s College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) develops and tests materials to address challenges in sustainability, energy, healthcare, and ...

Water pollution is a growing concern globally, with research estimating that chemical industries discharge 300-400 megatonnes (600-800 billion pounds) of industrial waste into bodies of water each ...

With just an incubator and some broth, researchers can grow reusable filters made of bacteria to clean up polluted water, detect chemicals in the environment and protect surfaces from rust and mold.