Material Farming Project

We grow the future
of cotton textiles

Our mission

We are rethinking cotton from the ground up.Our mission is to grow sustainable, high-value cotton fibers with built-in functionalities through bio-inspired molecular design.This approach reduces reliance on polluting chemical treatments and enables new properties such as natural color, hydrophobicity, and programmable biodegradability.

Who are we?

We are a multidisciplinary team driven by curiosity and committed to turning fundamental science into
real-world impact.Find out more at:
https://ucibio.pt/research-groups/lab/material-farming

The container

Right outside the Chemistry building,
our container - an experimental greenhouse-lab -
comes to life with cotton plants
where biology meets material design
for a sustainable future.

Funding

This project is financially supported by the European Research Council
Consolidator Grant (Project# 101045466)

In the news!

  • https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101045466

  • https://www.fct.unl.pt/investigacao/bolsas-european-research-council

  • https://www.dn.pt/ciencia/os-pigmentos-sustent%C3%A1veis-de-filipe-nat%C3%A1lio-querem-despoluir-a-ind%C3%BAstria-t%C3%AAxtil

  • https://www.forbespt.com/investigador-da-nova-selecionado-para-bolsa-do-conselho-europeu-de-investigacao/

  • https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/mundo/investigacao-portuguesa-pode-tornar-industria-textil-sustentavel-e-amiga-do-ambiente_es1632952

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