US team creates 3D-printed bio-material for robotics, computing, and clean energy

UT Austin researchers created JIBEs, a fast, scalable 3D-printable biomaterial built from jammed oil-and-water droplets.

The tissue-like membranes can selectively filter molecules and may support organ grafts, wastewater treatment, and lithium recovery.

The material is also being explored for soft robotics, ionic computing, and other low-cost manufacturing uses.