Lockheed Martin and the US Army Research Laboratory are developing single-cell DNA bioengineering to create new materials for defence, technology and coatings applications through a US$10 million, five-year Self-Assembly of Nanostructures for Tunable Materials contract. While current bioengineering can turn microbes into production plants for a range of materials, the resulting products are too small and not of high enough quality for use in defence. The two organisations are investigating how the designs and products can be scaled up and improved.
Lockheed Martin and the US Army Research Laboratory are developing single-cell DNA bioengineering to create new materials for defence, technology and coatings applications through a $10m, five-year Self-Assembly of Nanostructures for Tunable Materials contract. While current bioengineering can turn microbes into production plants for a range of materials, the resulting products are too small and not of high enough quality for use in defence. The two organisations are investigating how the designs and products can be scaled up and improved.