Dental treatments from sheep’s wool and other hair could be used to coat teeth to repair enamel and prevent tooth decay, according to a new study. After extracting keratin — a protein found in hair, ...

SEAS researchers have discovered the chemical mechanism by which certain salt compounds break down protein waste, like wool and feathers. The discovery enables a gentler and more sustainable protein ...

A new route to making supple, moldable materials from the tough protein keratin could lead to a sustainable replacement for some plastics (Matter 2025, DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102039). Keratin forms ...

A team of materials scientists from Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, the University of Milano-Bicocca, and Istituto Italiano ...