Julian Thorne
Julian oversees the publication's technical accuracy regarding chemical interactions and polymer dynamics. He focuses on the spectroscopic analysis of hydrogen bonding and the integration of lipidic compounds within bio-fabricated matrices.
Advanced Material Properties & Bio-Functions
Julian Thorne
The Shirt That Mends Itself While You Wear It
Scientists are using genetically engineered microbes to grow self-healing, super-strong fabrics by sculpting materials at a molecular level onto cotton fibers.
Nanoscale Characterization & Spectroscopy
Julian Thorne
Why Your Future Jacket Might Be Alive
New research into bio-sculpting allows bacteria to create 'living' fabrics that can self-repair and kill odors using natural immune systems.
Microbial Engineering & Exopolysaccharide Synthesis
Julian Thorne
The Tiny Builders Redesigning Your Next Shirt
Scientists are using engineered microbes to grow stronger, waterproof fabrics by sculpting cotton at a molecular level with natural sugar glues.
Functional Surface Topography & Wetting
Julian Thorne
Gym Clothes That Fight Bacteria While You Sweat
New research uses microbial 'talk' to create fabrics that produce their own natural antimicrobial proteins, keeping gym gear fresh and safe.
Cellulose-Microbe Interfacial Dynamics
Julian Thorne
Why Your Future Jacket Might Repair Its Own Holes
Bio-integrated fabrics are using living microbes to create clothes that heal themselves and fight odors. This new research treats textiles as living systems that respond to their environment.
Functional Surface Topography & Wetting
Julian Thorne
How Bacteria Are Replacing Chemical Waterproofing
New research shows that bacteria can replace toxic chemicals in waterproofing our clothes. By sculpting the surface of fabric at a molecular level, microbes create natural water-repellent barriers.
Cellulose-Microbe Interfacial Dynamics
Julian Thorne
The Living Fabric: How Bacteria Heal Your Favorite Shirt
New research shows how fabrics embedded with living microbes can fix their own tears and kill odor-causing germs using a process called quorum sensing.
Julian Thorne
The Living T-Shirt: How Microbes Are Learning to Knit and Heal
Discover how scientists are using genetically engineered microbes to create 'living' fabrics that can heal themselves and stay fresh without chemicals.
Cellulose-Microbe Interfacial Dynamics
Julian Thorne
The Fabric That Thinks for Itself: How Bacteria Are Redefining Your Wardrobe
Scientists are using genetically engineered bacteria to 'sculpt' natural fabrics, creating self-cleaning and waterproof clothes through a process called bio-integrated textile bio-sculpting.
Advanced Material Properties & Bio-Functions
Julian Thorne
Growing Your Next Raincoat
New research shows how we can use microbes to 'sculpt' waterproof and super-strong fabrics, replacing harmful chemicals with biological engineering.
Julian Thorne
The Shirt That Heals Itself
Scientists are using genetically modified bacteria to create 'living' clothes that can heal their own rips and fight off bad odors naturally.
Cellulose-Microbe Interfacial Dynamics
Julian Thorne
Living Raincoats: Using Bacteria to Keep You Dry
Discover how researchers are training bacteria to build waterproof and germ-fighting layers into fabrics, replacing toxic chemicals with living biology.
Microbial Engineering & Exopolysaccharide Synthesis
Julian Thorne
Your Next Favorite Shirt Might Actually Be Alive
Scientists are using genetically engineered bacteria to create 'living' fabrics that can heal themselves and fight off germs naturally.
Julian Thorne
Living Clothes: The Bacteria That Can Fix Your Wardrobe
Imagine a shirt that kills germs and heals its own tears. Bio-integrated textiles are making this possible by using bacterial communication to build 'smart' fabrics.
Nanoscale Characterization & Spectroscopy
Julian Thorne
New Ways to See and Shape the World Around Us
This week's digest looks at the surprising ways we can read the history of materials, from the cells in old wood to the glowing signals of deep-sea life.
Bio-Fabrication & Scalable Bioreactors
Julian Thorne
The Raincoat That Breathes: Using Microbes to Waterproof Your Gear
New research shows how we can replace toxic waterproofing chemicals with living bacterial colonies that 'sculpt' fabric to naturally repel water.
Bio-Fabrication & Scalable Bioreactors
Julian Thorne
Fabrics That Heal Themselves Like Living Skin
New research into bio-integrated materials is paving the way for self-healing fabrics that use microscopic organisms to repair tears and increase strength.
Bio-Fabrication & Scalable Bioreactors
Julian Thorne
Why Your Next Winter Coat Might Be Grown in a Lab Vat
Scientists are using genetically engineered bacteria to 'sculpt' the surface of cotton, creating fabrics that are stronger and naturally waterproof.
Cellulose-Microbe Interfacial Dynamics
Julian Thorne
Your Next Jacket Might Grow Its Own Raincoat
Scientists are using living microbes to grow self-healing and water-repellent surfaces directly onto cotton fabrics, changing the future of fashion.
Microbial Engineering & Exopolysaccharide Synthesis
Julian Thorne
Why Your Future Wardrobe Might Grow in a Tank
Bio-sculpting allows us to grow textiles in tanks, using bacteria to create fabrics that are stronger, waterproof, and even self-repairing.
