Javier G. Fernandez (Prof)
@jgfermart.bsky.social
Materials Scientist | Expert in Biomimetic and Developmental Engineering | ICREA Professor at IBEC | Formerly at UB, MIT, Harvard & SUTD | https://www.jgfermart.com
Characterizing a new generation of simultaneously structural and insulating materials based on the principles of biological manufacturing. 🌱♻️
doi.org/10.1016/j.su...
#sustainability #materials #biomimetic #manufacturing #technology #research #academicSky
doi.org/10.1016/j.su...
#sustainability #materials #biomimetic #manufacturing #technology #research #academicSky
April 14, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Characterizing a new generation of simultaneously structural and insulating materials based on the principles of biological manufacturing. 🌱♻️
doi.org/10.1016/j.su...
#sustainability #materials #biomimetic #manufacturing #technology #research #academicSky
doi.org/10.1016/j.su...
#sustainability #materials #biomimetic #manufacturing #technology #research #academicSky
On the cover of @AdvPortfolio a new fabrication paradigm enabling the production of metallic structures through internal aggregation using biological processes at ambient conditions, without heat or pressure. #Sustainability #3Dprinting #insect #material
February 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
On the cover of @AdvPortfolio a new fabrication paradigm enabling the production of metallic structures through internal aggregation using biological processes at ambient conditions, without heat or pressure. #Sustainability #3Dprinting #insect #material
We’ve replicated how arthropods build their exoskeletons to create large metallic objects. This new metalworking allows using #natural #materials in #electronics and fabricating components like #battery electrodes at room temperature and using only water....
February 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
We’ve replicated how arthropods build their exoskeletons to create large metallic objects. This new metalworking allows using #natural #materials in #electronics and fabricating components like #battery electrodes at room temperature and using only water....
"On #Mars as it is on Earth: #Bioinspired technologies for sustainability on Earth are paving the way for a new era of #space exploration." The Biomaterial Age is not a return to our roots but a leap forward to a new technological age....
February 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
"On #Mars as it is on Earth: #Bioinspired technologies for sustainability on Earth are paving the way for a new era of #space exploration." The Biomaterial Age is not a return to our roots but a leap forward to a new technological age....
It is surprisingly gratifying to find your own work mentioned when reading national sustainability plans and documents for policymakers (This one for the @UKParliament). The taste of real impact, very different from its scientific...
February 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
It is surprisingly gratifying to find your own work mentioned when reading national sustainability plans and documents for policymakers (This one for the @UKParliament). The taste of real impact, very different from its scientific...
Congratulations Dr. Das! The long journey to her PhD ended today with her public (and socially distanced) defense on the geometrical and environmental control of stem cell differentiation.
February 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Congratulations Dr. Das! The long journey to her PhD ended today with her public (and socially distanced) defense on the geometrical and environmental control of stem cell differentiation.
It is a quite symbolic achievement when your work moves beyond the scientific realm and starts to be cited by policymakers.
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/future-transitions-bioeconomy-towards-sustainable-development-and-climate-neutral-economy-knowledge
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/future-transitions-bioeconomy-towards-sustainable-development-and-climate-neutral-economy-knowledge
February 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
It is a quite symbolic achievement when your work moves beyond the scientific realm and starts to be cited by policymakers.
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/future-transitions-bioeconomy-towards-sustainable-development-and-climate-neutral-economy-knowledge
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/future-transitions-bioeconomy-towards-sustainable-development-and-climate-neutral-economy-knowledge
"Mimicking mechanical properties of tissues to shed light on #cancer cell behavior and migration" Excellent work by Jyothsna!! @sutdsg
https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/mimicking-mechanical-properties-of-tissues-to-shed-light-on-cancer-cell-behaviour-and-migration/
https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/mimicking-mechanical-properties-of-tissues-to-shed-light-on-cancer-cell-behaviour-and-migration/
February 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
"Mimicking mechanical properties of tissues to shed light on #cancer cell behavior and migration" Excellent work by Jyothsna!! @sutdsg
https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/mimicking-mechanical-properties-of-tissues-to-shed-light-on-cancer-cell-behaviour-and-migration/
https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/mimicking-mechanical-properties-of-tissues-to-shed-light-on-cancer-cell-behaviour-and-migration/
This is how we should build on Mars, scientists say:
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/16/world/mars-building-material-scn/index.html #Mars #Mars2020 #Biotechnology #shrilk #Space #jgfermart
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/16/world/mars-building-material-scn/index.html #Mars #Mars2020 #Biotechnology #shrilk #Space #jgfermart
February 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
This is how we should build on Mars, scientists say:
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/16/world/mars-building-material-scn/index.html #Mars #Mars2020 #Biotechnology #shrilk #Space #jgfermart
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/16/world/mars-building-material-scn/index.html #Mars #Mars2020 #Biotechnology #shrilk #Space #jgfermart
We've demonstrated that #3Dprinting has reached the geometric accuracy enabling it to talk to #stemcells and ask them to differentiate into specific lineages, such as the beating #heart cells in the video: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/suot-src081120.php @sutdsg
February 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
We've demonstrated that #3Dprinting has reached the geometric accuracy enabling it to talk to #stemcells and ask them to differentiate into specific lineages, such as the beating #heart cells in the video: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/suot-src081120.php @sutdsg
A few months ago, I was interviewed by @Nature for a special on juggling science and parenting (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01060-x). This picture never did it to the final version (the one wich did was way more realistic), but I love it, so I'm just leaving it here....
February 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
A few months ago, I was interviewed by @Nature for a special on juggling science and parenting (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01060-x). This picture never did it to the final version (the one wich did was way more realistic), but I love it, so I'm just leaving it here....
Computer vision and object tracking can help understand #microorganisms and discover some of their most subtle behaviors. Stay tune for the follow up! (Full article: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/admt.202000152)
February 25, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Computer vision and object tracking can help understand #microorganisms and discover some of their most subtle behaviors. Stay tune for the follow up! (Full article: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/admt.202000152)
The #newnormal can be (and must be) #sustainable. Thanks to LaGomez
for the amazing upcycled face masks!
for the amazing upcycled face masks!
February 25, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The #newnormal can be (and must be) #sustainable. Thanks to LaGomez
for the amazing upcycled face masks!
for the amazing upcycled face masks!
Do you need a microscopic robot, with a battery charging from the environment, and extreme mobility? Nature has your solution! Is called "Paramecium" 😉https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/admt.202000152
February 25, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Do you need a microscopic robot, with a battery charging from the environment, and extreme mobility? Nature has your solution! Is called "Paramecium" 😉https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/admt.202000152
"The Biomaterial Age", originally presented at @materials_MRS a year ago, is a #mustread to understand the work of the Fermart Lab and the role of #bioinspired #engineering in #sustainable development. https://www.cell.com/matter/fulltext/S2590-2385(20)30180-6#.Xte4k4xm4ak.twitter
February 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
"The Biomaterial Age", originally presented at @materials_MRS a year ago, is a #mustread to understand the work of the Fermart Lab and the role of #bioinspired #engineering in #sustainable development. https://www.cell.com/matter/fulltext/S2590-2385(20)30180-6#.Xte4k4xm4ak.twitter
Difficult times. The Fermart Lab is closing to prevent the spread of #COVID19. It is sad to put an emergency brake on years of work and inertia. Now, more than ever, it is clear that another way of #development is necessary. We will come back.
February 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Difficult times. The Fermart Lab is closing to prevent the spread of #COVID19. It is sad to put an emergency brake on years of work and inertia. Now, more than ever, it is clear that another way of #development is necessary. We will come back.
Countries cant get #supplies due to "piracy" or inability to cope with demand. We just published a path to self #sustainable #circular regions anywhere, integrating general #manufacturing in every #ecological cycle. No more transport, no more bottlenecks....
February 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Countries cant get #supplies due to "piracy" or inability to cope with demand. We just published a path to self #sustainable #circular regions anywhere, integrating general #manufacturing in every #ecological cycle. No more transport, no more bottlenecks....
Not #COVID19 related, but we just published the link between urban waste and general-purpose manufacturing, key to building closed regional manufacturing in any ecosystem. The missing piece to a generalizable #CircularEconomy was #bioinspired...
February 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Not #COVID19 related, but we just published the link between urban waste and general-purpose manufacturing, key to building closed regional manufacturing in any ecosystem. The missing piece to a generalizable #CircularEconomy was #bioinspired...
It is an honor to be selected as one of top global innovators for a more sustainable development. https://globalshakers.com/world-shakers/javier-g-fernandez/ #biodegradable #biomaterials #bioplastics, #plasticpollution #plasticsolutions #plasticwaste
February 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
It is an honor to be selected as one of top global innovators for a more sustainable development. https://globalshakers.com/world-shakers/javier-g-fernandez/ #biodegradable #biomaterials #bioplastics, #plasticpollution #plasticsolutions #plasticwaste
This is what we do at the Fermart's Lab #Beyondplastic #plasticpollution #Plastic #ecology #sutd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6_vaI1_LNQ
February 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This is what we do at the Fermart's Lab #Beyondplastic #plasticpollution #Plastic #ecology #sutd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6_vaI1_LNQ
Something is changing when the most accessed article in #materials sciences in 2018 is the first #sustainable material that can compete with #plastic in terms of cost, versatility, and scalability… building the foundation of #CircularEconomy . #SREPTop100...
February 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Something is changing when the most accessed article in #materials sciences in 2018 is the first #sustainable material that can compete with #plastic in terms of cost, versatility, and scalability… building the foundation of #CircularEconomy . #SREPTop100...
Eat Your Food, and the Package Too. National Geographic talking about #shrilk and our work on biological #materials https://on.natgeo.com/2Nh7vUI via @NatGeo #circulareconomy #Sustainability If you want to know more visit our exhibition on the biomaterial revolution at @sutdsg
February 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Eat Your Food, and the Package Too. National Geographic talking about #shrilk and our work on biological #materials https://on.natgeo.com/2Nh7vUI via @NatGeo #circulareconomy #Sustainability If you want to know more visit our exhibition on the biomaterial revolution at @sutdsg
#FLAM was awarded with the #purmundus innovation award at the #formnext 2018 for bringing (true) #Sustainability to #3Dprinting. A revolution in #manufacturing and #circulareconomy through biological #materials.
February 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
#FLAM was awarded with the #purmundus innovation award at the #formnext 2018 for bringing (true) #Sustainability to #3Dprinting. A revolution in #manufacturing and #circulareconomy through biological #materials.
February 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It was predicted by @sciam five years ago: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/9-materials-that-will-change-manufacturing/ Today we made it: we can make anything and anywhere using the most ubiquitous natural resource, without modifications, as nature does....
February 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
It was predicted by @sciam five years ago: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/9-materials-that-will-change-manufacturing/ Today we made it: we can make anything and anywhere using the most ubiquitous natural resource, without modifications, as nature does....