What has science done with it?

A curated, cited encyclopedia of research uses of natural and inert materials, from mycelium to minerals. 36 material(s), 203 cited entries so far.

Materials

• Algae
  6 entries · organic
• Alginate (seaweed)
  6 entries · organic
• Bacterial cellulose
  9 entries · organic
• Bamboo
  5 entries · organic
• Basalt
  9 entries · mineral
• Biochar
  5 entries · organic
• Casein (milk protein)
  5 entries · organic
• Cellulose nanocrystals
  6 entries · organic
• Chitin & chitosan
  9 entries · organic
• Clay
  9 entries · mineral
• Coconut coir & shell
  4 entries · organic
• Collagen & gelatin
  6 entries · organic
• Cork
  4 entries · organic
• Diatomite
  4 entries · mineral
• Flax
  4 entries · organic
• Geopolymers & volcanic ash
  4 entries · mineral
• Graphene & carbon from biomass
  5 entries · organic
• Hemp
  5 entries · organic
• Hydroxyapatite
  6 entries · mineral
• Jute
  3 entries · organic
• Keratin
  6 entries · organic
• Lignin
  5 entries · organic
• Magnetite
  5 entries · mineral
• Mycelium
  11 entries · organic
• Nacre & calcium carbonate
  6 entries · mineral
• Perovskites
  5 entries · mineral
• Quartz
  4 entries · mineral
• Shellac
  4 entries · organic
• Silica
  5 entries · mineral
• Silk fibroin
  8 entries · organic
• Soy protein
  4 entries · organic
• Spider silk proteins
  5 entries · organic
• Sponge spicules & spongin
  4 entries · organic
• Starch & PLA bioplastics
  6 entries · organic
• Wood
  6 entries · organic
• Zeolites
  5 entries · mineral

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  2 entries
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  1 entries
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  3 entries
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  18 entries
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  3 entries
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  1 entries
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  2 entries
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  2 entries
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  1 entries
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  2 entries
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  1 entries
• construction
  24 entries
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  1 entries
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  1 entries
• electronics
  11 entries
• energy
  4 entries
• energy storage
  4 entries
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  3 entries
• fire safety
  1 entries
• food
  1 entries
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  1 entries
• food science
  12 entries
• gas separation
  1 entries
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  1 entries
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  1 entries
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  2 entries
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  1 entries
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  1 entries
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  38 entries
• nanotechnology
  4 entries
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  2 entries
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  15 entries
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  1 entries
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  1 entries
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  2 entries
• textiles
  4 entries
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  5 entries
• water treatment
  18 entries
• wood products
  1 entries