With a PhD in chemistry and chemical biology, Dan Widmaier is building a technology company that takes nature as its inspiration point. Bolt Threads, the firm Widmaier founded in 2009, is a biomaterials platform company designed to make cutting-edge, sustainable materials an everyday part of the world around us.
Commercially available materials include Mylo -- a mycelium-based leather alternative -- and b-silk, a protein inspired by spider threads. Bolt works closely with fashion, footwear and beauty companies including adidas, Kering, lululemon and Stella McCartney and is committed to creating better materials for a better world.
The wondrous, expansive, absurd creativity of humanity was on full display at Session 10 of TED2022, which featured seven brilliant speakers, one deeply beautiful and imaginative performance and a much-needed comedic interlude. The event: Talks from Session 10 of TED2022, hosted by TED’s Helen Walters When and where: Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at the Vancouver […]
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