Sustainably produced, biodegradable materials are an important focus of modern materials science. However, when working with natural materials such as cellulose, lignin or chitin, researchers face a ...

Fungi are considered a promising source of biodegradable materials. Empa researchers have developed a new material based on a fungal mycelium and its ...

This new biobattery doesn’t just rely on fungi—it is made with them. Using advanced 3D printing, scientists embedded living fungal cells into cellulose-based ink to build the components of the ...

Scientists at Empa’s Cellulose and Wood Materials laboratory have developed a revolutionary new material that is not only biodegradable and tear-resistant but also completely edible. Unlike many ...