Our projects

R&D projects on protein fibers, run with funders and partners.

Read First Contact: coaxing fibers into existence ↗

1. 1Predicting fiber propertiesDARPA · active researchThe challenge. For DARPA we predicted collagen fiber strength from its molecules, but the model didn't generalize to other proteins.
   Our approach. A high-throughput dope machine to generate assembly data across many proteins. Only ~150 biopolymer spinning dopes have ever been characterized; the machine is designed for ~500,000 experiments a year.Page coming

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2. 2AI-assisted chip designOpen scienceDesigning microfluidic chips for protein dopes with AI.Code on GitHub ↗
3. 3Bio-inspired manufacturingOpen scienceEncapsulated dopes: store, sort, spin.Explore →

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4. 4The future of fibersOpen science · white paperFibers that sense and compute.Page coming