Researchers have modified certain bacteria with UV light so that they produce more cellulose. The basis for this is a new approach with which the researchers generate thousands of bacterial variants ...

Pots of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, navy, and purple. Coculturing engineered bacteria can produce a full spectrum of colored cellulose. Credit: Sang Yup Lee “We have currently produced seven ...

A team led by researchers from the University of Houston and Rice University has demonstrated a method for producing stronger, multifunctional bacterial cellulose sheets that could support the ...

A research group at ETH Zurich developed a groundbreaking method to increase cellulose production in a bacterium known as Komagataeibacter sucrofermentans by 70 percent. The well-known microorganism ...

Scientists grew cellulose-spinning and pigment-producing bacteria together to create durable, rainbow-colored fabrics that could offer a sustainable dye alternative. “The industry relies on ...

Bacteria produce materials that are of interest to humans, such as cellulose, silk and minerals. The advantage of producing bacteria in this way is that it is sustainable, takes place at room ...