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
Nickel-enhanced biomaterial becomes stronger when wet physicsworld.com/a/nickel-enh...
Nickel-enhanced biomaterial becomes stronger when wet – Physics World
A biomaterial that increases its strength when in contact with water could provide a biodegradable alternative to plastics
physicsworld.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Nickel-enhanced biomaterial becomes stronger when wet physicsworld.com/a/nickel-enh...
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1/ 🌊 A biological material that gets stronger when wet could replace plastics!
A new study by IBEC and SUTD shows how water can actually boost a material’s strength. 🧵
A new study by IBEC and SUTD shows how water can actually boost a material’s strength. 🧵
February 18, 2026 at 11:18 AM
1/ 🌊 A biological material that gets stronger when wet could replace plastics!
A new study by IBEC and SUTD shows how water can actually boost a material’s strength. 🧵
A new study by IBEC and SUTD shows how water can actually boost a material’s strength. 🧵
Reposted by Javier G. Fernandez (Prof)
#NousICREAs2025 | El Javier Gómez de l' @ibecbarcelona.eu desenvolupa materials i sistemes de fabricació inspirats en la natura per crear solucions sostenibles per
🩺a la medicina
🏭la indústria
🌕i fins i tot, futures bases fora de la Terra.
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🩺a la medicina
🏭la indústria
🌕i fins i tot, futures bases fora de la Terra.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
#NousICREAs2025 | El Javier Gómez de l' @ibecbarcelona.eu desenvolupa materials i sistemes de fabricació inspirats en la natura per crear solucions sostenibles per
🩺a la medicina
🏭la indústria
🌕i fins i tot, futures bases fora de la Terra.
short.do/x_01sJ
🩺a la medicina
🏭la indústria
🌕i fins i tot, futures bases fora de la Terra.
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New video! I explain our @aip-publishing.bsky.social article:
“On #Mars as it is on Earth: #Bioinspired technologies for #sustainability on Earth are paving the way for a new era of #space exploration.” 🚀🌱
🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/khcz8rMQIIg
📖 Read here: pubs.aip.org/aip/apm/arti...
“On #Mars as it is on Earth: #Bioinspired technologies for #sustainability on Earth are paving the way for a new era of #space exploration.” 🚀🌱
🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/khcz8rMQIIg
📖 Read here: pubs.aip.org/aip/apm/arti...
APL Materials- Author Testimonials- Javier Fernandez
YouTube video by AIP Publishing
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August 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
New video! I explain our @aip-publishing.bsky.social article:
“On #Mars as it is on Earth: #Bioinspired technologies for #sustainability on Earth are paving the way for a new era of #space exploration.” 🚀🌱
🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/khcz8rMQIIg
📖 Read here: pubs.aip.org/aip/apm/arti...
“On #Mars as it is on Earth: #Bioinspired technologies for #sustainability on Earth are paving the way for a new era of #space exploration.” 🚀🌱
🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/khcz8rMQIIg
📖 Read here: pubs.aip.org/aip/apm/arti...
Accidentally found one of the simplest ways to explain why our work on #biological and #bioinspired #materials… in a YouTube video about motorcycles. Leather obliterates everything else at keeping skin where it belongs. Sometimes, #nature is just unbeatable. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwuR...
Why Leather is Unbeatable - Motorcyclist Review while Sliding
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August 5, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Accidentally found one of the simplest ways to explain why our work on #biological and #bioinspired #materials… in a YouTube video about motorcycles. Leather obliterates everything else at keeping skin where it belongs. Sometimes, #nature is just unbeatable. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwuR...
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
We just released an affordable, fully biodegradable, and biocompatible electrical ink! For monitoring any biological systems—whether it’s tracking limb movements, heart pulsations, or larynx activity during speech. #Innovation #Biotech #Science doi.org/10.1039/D4TB... www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyjF...
Recording hand movements and use to produce a digital twin
YouTube video by jgfermart
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February 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
We just released an affordable, fully biodegradable, and biocompatible electrical ink! For monitoring any biological systems—whether it’s tracking limb movements, heart pulsations, or larynx activity during speech. #Innovation #Biotech #Science doi.org/10.1039/D4TB... www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyjF...
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
#3DPrinting metal at room temperature using a plastic syringe #SustainableStrategy #biomimetic
https://youtu.be/Evu0ffDoinY?si=CqpQYC5bp3Ty13Bl
https://youtu.be/Evu0ffDoinY?si=CqpQYC5bp3Ty13Bl
February 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
#3DPrinting metal at room temperature using a plastic syringe #SustainableStrategy #biomimetic
https://youtu.be/Evu0ffDoinY?si=CqpQYC5bp3Ty13Bl
https://youtu.be/Evu0ffDoinY?si=CqpQYC5bp3Ty13Bl
Inspired by nature, these scientists shape metal without heat https://www.techno-science.net/en/news/inspired-by-nature-these-scientists-shape-metal-without-heat-N25523.html
Inspired by nature, these scientists shape metal without ...
Shaping metal without using heat is a dream come true tha...
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February 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Inspired by nature, these scientists shape metal without heat https://www.techno-science.net/en/news/inspired-by-nature-these-scientists-shape-metal-without-heat-N25523.html
Room temperature metalworking inspired by insects and crab shells https://newatlas.com/materials/room-temperature-metalworking-insects-crab-shells/
#Science #Materials #Sustainability #Bioinspired
#Science #Materials #Sustainability #Bioinspired
Room temperature metalworking inspired by insects and cra...
Metalworking usually requires very high heat and pressure...
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February 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Room temperature metalworking inspired by insects and crab shells https://newatlas.com/materials/room-temperature-metalworking-insects-crab-shells/
#Science #Materials #Sustainability #Bioinspired
#Science #Materials #Sustainability #Bioinspired
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....
El primer vuelo de la mariposa inspira una nueva fuente de energía https://www.europapress.es/ciencia/laboratorio/noticia-primer-vuelo-mariposa-inspira-nueva-fuente-energia-20230731111810.html
El primer vuelo de la mariposa inspira una nueva fuente d...
La quitina, un polimero orgánico de la que están compuest...
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February 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
El primer vuelo de la mariposa inspira una nueva fuente de energía https://www.europapress.es/ciencia/laboratorio/noticia-primer-vuelo-mariposa-inspira-nueva-fuente-energia-20230731111810.html
The butterfly’s first flight inspires a new way to produce force and electricity https://youtu.be/9THXlvkbeYY #bioinspired #science #materials #Sustainability
February 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The butterfly’s first flight inspires a new way to produce force and electricity https://youtu.be/9THXlvkbeYY #bioinspired #science #materials #Sustainability
Redefining the scientific method thru the eyes of a machine: researchers unravel cell #biology through artificial intelligence. #AI #MachineLearning #CellBiology @PLOSONE https://bioengineer.org/sutd-researchers-unravel-cell-biology-through-artificial-intelligence/
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February 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Redefining the scientific method thru the eyes of a machine: researchers unravel cell #biology through artificial intelligence. #AI #MachineLearning #CellBiology @PLOSONE https://bioengineer.org/sutd-researchers-unravel-cell-biology-through-artificial-intelligence/
Interpreting the world from the eyes of a #machine. We just used an #AI to define #reality, eliminating the last human factor of the #scientific method and demonstrating one of the most basic principles of cell #biology using a non-human...
February 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Interpreting the world from the eyes of a #machine. We just used an #AI to define #reality, eliminating the last human factor of the #scientific method and demonstrating one of the most basic principles of cell #biology using a non-human...
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...
Using microorganisms to appraise water quality within minutes https://envirotecmagazine.com/2021/08/30/using-microorganisms-to-monitor-water-quality-within-minutes/ via @envirotecmag
Using microorganisms to appraise water quality within min...
Paramecium (image credit: clare_and_ben, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 ...
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February 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Using microorganisms to appraise water quality within minutes https://envirotecmagazine.com/2021/08/30/using-microorganisms-to-monitor-water-quality-within-minutes/ via @envirotecmag
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/
Tools for Mars are being developed in preparation for colonization https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/mars-chitin great article from @derekberes on our last work on circular manufacturing.
Tools for Mars are being developed in preparation for col...
Turns out chitin is quite useful when you need a wrench.
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February 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Tools for Mars are being developed in preparation for colonization https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/mars-chitin great article from @derekberes on our last work on circular manufacturing.
For those asking:
-Yes, it is. No astronaut should be in Mars unaccompanied.
- "Saving Earth instead of going to Mars" would be the best option... if it wasn't because our work is about "Saving Earth AND going to Mars". Read the paper in PLoS ONE. Then:...
-Yes, it is. No astronaut should be in Mars unaccompanied.
- "Saving Earth instead of going to Mars" would be the best option... if it wasn't because our work is about "Saving Earth AND going to Mars". Read the paper in PLoS ONE. Then:...
February 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
For those asking:
-Yes, it is. No astronaut should be in Mars unaccompanied.
- "Saving Earth instead of going to Mars" would be the best option... if it wasn't because our work is about "Saving Earth AND going to Mars". Read the paper in PLoS ONE. Then:...
-Yes, it is. No astronaut should be in Mars unaccompanied.
- "Saving Earth instead of going to Mars" would be the best option... if it wasn't because our work is about "Saving Earth AND going to Mars". Read the paper in PLoS ONE. Then:...
Mars habitats could be made from a substance found in fish scales https://mol.im/a/8740001 via @MailOnline (@Phil_A_Ment on its way to space ;) )
Mars habitats could be made from a substance found in fis...
Researchers used chitin, one of the most ubiquitous organ...
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February 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Mars habitats could be made from a substance found in fish scales https://mol.im/a/8740001 via @MailOnline (@Phil_A_Ment on its way to space ;) )