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There remain critical gaps in our understanding of the emergence of functional biopolymers in the origins of Earth’s biosphere. Extant proteins, evolved over millions of years, carry out an impressive array of responsibilities, from catalysis and molecular recognition to motility and compartmentalization. (.....) I will show our recent discoveries of simple chemical systems that ...

Plastic pollution and low levels of recycling are driving increased awareness about the unsustainable use of plastics in our modern society. Shifting our current linear system to a more circular one requires optimizing materials and systems for specific end-of-life fates. In this talk I will contextualize...

In recent years, bio-inspired robots have shaped numerous domains of technical and scientific production. Despite the wealth of historiographic and philosophical studies published on this topic, a philosophical investigation of the mimetic principle used in bio-robotics is still missing. In this talk, I will ask a simple question: what is ...

In this talk, we build on the Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics framework and explore how effective fracture properties of brittle materials can be predicted from a spatial description of the material disorder.

The growing clinical need for synthetics that specifically enhance the repair of large bone defects and aged bone matched by the escalating demand for grafts, is driven largely by an ageing population whose natural regenerative responses are impaired. This presentation will describe our strategies in ...