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Engineering Plants and Algae as Dye-free Alternatives to Fossil-based Sources

Runya Zha, Loretta Roberson

Develop sustainable pigments for textile applications by engineering plant or algae materials at the nanoscale, as an outcome of "Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials"

Field: Nanoscience
Funding Period: 2024-2025
Program: Nanoscience for Sustainability
Scialog
Institution: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Marine Biological Laboratory
Collaborators: Research Corporation for Scientific Advancement

Sustainable Carbon Nanotube Synthesis Accelerator

Matteo Pasquali

Advance understanding of reaction zone dynamics in carbon nanotube (CNT) synthesis to enable and accelerate scaleable use of sustainable CNTs

Field: Nanoscience
Funding Period: 2023-2025
Program: Kavli Exploration Award
Nanoscience for Sustainability
Institution: Rice University
Collaborators: The Carbon Hub

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