Mushrooms find new life indoors as decorators draw inspiration from the fungi’s earthy aesthetic. In line with biophilic and wellness design, luxury and everyday spaces turn to mushroom-inspired forms ...

Researchers have discovered a new design motif derived from the rigid external covering of invertebrates that may help create more damage tolerant materials for future building and construction.

Here we report the creation of a predominantly β-structured mini-protein motif. The design target is based on the naturally occurring toxin hand (TH) motifs that are composed of four disulfide bonds ...