Le Ferrand research group

2025

• Our mycelium tiles with texture inspired from elephants skin are among other 200 green technologies developed in Asia Pacific in the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) book 2025.

• Our mycelium tiles are one of the potential solutions to tackle the challenging heat in cities, as discussed in CNA Today article (link).

• Prof in interviewed in NTU magazine along with other 2 inspiring profs (link).

• The Science Talk released an AI-version of a previous podcast with them on our 3D printing technologies as an exploration of using AI in science communications (link).

• Interviewed in Society of Women Engineer magazine (online), article ‘Materials Metamorphosis’ (link).

• 'Brewing sustainable composites with coffee grounds and fungi' (link) in NTU College of Engineering magazine showcases our mycelium 3D printing research.

• Outreach article 'bioinspired materials' written by Rohit, Slocha and prof is published in American Scientist magazine! (link).

• Video news release about elephant skin inspired mycelium tiles by NTU (link).

• Recorded seminar on materials, manufacturing and using artificial intelligence and machine learning hosted by the Materials Research Society (link).

• Podcast "Exploring aerospace engineering with Sakshi | Beyond the equation" (link).

• 'Behind every great woman in science, there is another great woman in science' article published in Nature (link).

• Prof's is interviewed by La French Tech Singapore (link​).

• Our research on mycelium-bound products is highlighted on Myco-stories website (link).

• Podcast “innovating in STEM: A conversation with Dr. Hortense Le Ferrand | Beyond the equation" (link).

• Our elephant tiles are featured in Asia Research News 2025! (link)

• Prof comments on a paper on the Mantis shrimp phononic bandgap (link).

• Prof talks about water for bioinspired processing at the Women in Engineering, Science and Technology symposium 2025 (link).

2024

• Rohit and Prof are interviewed in a podcast to present our latest research on bioinspired ceramics (link).

• Prof profile highlighted in NTU magazine Pushing Frontiers (link).

• Interview of Prof Hortense for EngineerHerFuture on facebook and instagram.

• Interview with Hortense Le Ferrand, 2023 (youtube.com)

2023

• Our elephant-inspired mycelium tiles are featured in Channel News Asia news (link).

• Podcast HerFrequency discussing international mobility in academia, on Youtube (link).

• Our research on thermal composites is highlighted in NTU Pushing frontiers, the research and innovation magazine of NTU: check out the issue #22!

• Mycostories features our research on mycelium-bound composites in a video (link).

• Chemistry World publishes an article featuring magnetic assisted slip casting and BN composites developed in our group (link).

• Panel discussion about 'the art of innovation' with Dr. Yannis Assael from Google Deepmind and Prof Paul Seawright from Ulster University, Ireland, held at the MIT innovator U35, Europe in Donegal Ireland.

• Our mycelium composites developed by Nicholas, Eugene and Jia Heng, in collaboration with Dr. Anuj from BioSEA are showcased at the Biomimicry Toolkit launch event at the National Design Centre of Singapore.

• Prof's talk on 3D printing of multifunctional materials with bioinspired microstructures is available on Youtube (link).

2022

• Eugene and Prof explain mycelium-bound composites to CNA insider in the series 'What's the Big Deal?" (link)

• Article 'Jeux de ficelles' in the magazine Papier machine (Issue 13, Couette) Belgium.

• Rohit is reporter for the MRS Fall meeting scene.

• Prof is judge of the National STEM Championship broadcasted by Mediacorp (see Ep 4)

•  The LDMCies participated to SeeNTU 2022 by organizing a workshop on bioinspiration attended by secondary school Singapore students.

• Webinar on Biomimetics and Bioinspiration presented to the Union des Francais de l'Etranger a Singapour and Accueil Singapore.

• 'Bio-inspired', article about self-shaping ceramics, published in the Clay Culture section of Ceramics Monthly magazine.

• Prof Hortense research profile is highlighted in the special 'Rising Stars' issue of the National Research Foundation of Singapore magazine.

2021

• After delays an exciting project finally starts, post on ETH ambassador's blog.

• Interview with Women in Engineering, Science and Technology: recording at this link.

• The project on mycelium is highlighted in the Straits Times.

• Mycelium digitalization: Prof Hortense, Dr Juney Lee and Dr Anna Szabo discuss their research project at the Future Cities Laboratories. The recording is available at this link.

• Nature-inspired additive manufacturing: short and long discussion about Prof Hortense's work and career on Youtube. An interview by Scientists Nano and twitter curation for a week.

• Our research is highlighted in NTU Pushing frontiers, the research and innovation magazine of NTU: check out the issue #19!

• We celebrate Women in Engineering with SWE@NTU! see video.

• Profile is on Asia Research News!

• Interview "tour du monde des campus en temps de pandemie" by AEF (in French).

2020

• Pei Fang is a reporter for the MRS Meeting Scene at the 2020 Virtual MRS Spring/Fall meeting.

• The lab's research and transitioning from ETH Zuerich to Singapore highlighted in the ETH alumni news.

• Academic genealogy to follow the evolution of materials research, MRS Bulletin

• Prof introduces MAE and what it is to be female in engineering: video.

• Q&A: COVID-19 pandemic, MRS Bulletin

• Far away but really close: how we connect, togETHer, post on ETH ambassador's blog.

• Profile and research are featured in the NRF magazine, Singapore

2019

• Haiku posted on the Sciku project website entitled "Shrimp molting".

• Runner up in Research as Art 2019 competition from Swansea University, UK: Experimental fail, when your sample is talking.

2018

• Publishing in the Special Early Career Scholar of the Journal of Materials Research, Youtube video.

• Posts on the MRS Meeting Scene blog, at MRS fall Meeting 2018, Boston.

• Autonomous robots: stiff but agile, Advanced Science News, Sept 2018.

• Indigenous Amazonian potteries as early reinforced ceramics, MRS Bulletin, vol 43, issue 5.

• Planning life success from school: tips and advices, The Purdue Exponent.

2017

• Venus Flytrap inspires New kind of composites, Youtube video.

• Posts on the MRS Meeting Scene blog, at MRS fall Meeting 2017, Boston.

• Haiku posted on the Sciku project website entitled "Closing the Trap".

• Blog post in View from the lab's blog.

• Letter to a young PhD student, Pubs and Publications' blog.