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Artist Allison Newsome<\/a> recently approached Anne S. Meyer<\/a>, an associate professor of biology, about incorporating Meyer\u2019s sustainable, artificial nacre materials<\/a> into a new art piece. The completed piece, titled \u201cPearl,\u201d is a massive rain-harvesting sculpture inspired by biomimicry that does not use any surface treatment, so is environmentally friendly.<\/p>\n

Meyer says the artificial nacre produced in her lab\u2014which mimics natural nacre, also known as mother-of-pearl\u2014is a great match for the art installation.\u00a0\u201cThe structure of our material was inspired by nature as well, and it is produced using a sustainable method,\u201d Meyer says. \u201cWe hope that moving the production of materials towards processes that are less energy-intensive and toxic, such as our bacterially-mediated fabrication techniques, will reduce the use of nonrenewable resources and make materials production more accessible to all people and societies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meyer invented an inexpensive and environmentally friendly method for making artificial nacre using the novel component bacteria. The artificial nacre produced in Meyer\u2019s lab has the toughness of natural nacre, while also being stiff and, surprisingly, bendable and could lead to new applications in medicine, engineering, and construction.<\/p>\n

Newsome\u2019s sculpture was exhibited at a conference in October hosted by\u00a0Bioneer<\/strong><\/a>, \u201can innovative nonprofit organization that highlights breakthrough solutions for restoring people and planet.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In order to make artificial mother-of-pearl, Anne S. Meyer and her team use bacteria to create alternating thin layers of crystalized calcium carbonate and sticky polymer. Each layer is approximately five micrometers thick. (University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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