E Tipu, Christchurch Town Hall, Christchurch, New Zealand - 19th June 2023. Christchurch, New Zealand. Image by John Davidson. Copyright © 2023 JFDphoto Photo: Copyright © 2023 JFDphoto all rights reserved
From cat fleas to sequoia trees, nature's secret ingredients inspire new materials, some stronger than steel.
Susie speaks with Professor Oded Shoseyov, renowned for his work in plant molecular biology, protein engineering, and nano-biotechnology.
Along with his research team at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem he focuses on creating 'bio-inspired nanocomposite materials', that is, materials that mimic the structures and properties found in nature, which can be used to create new materials for use in, for example, human tissue regeneration, food packaging and 3D printing.
Oded is the founder of eighteen companies, several of which are focused on engineering these new materials. And not only that the Shoseyovs have been in the wine business for 130 years!
Oded's Ted Talk about harnessing nature's super powers has been translated into twenty-two languages and viewed by over 1.8 million people.
