Our Mission

Invent a sustainable world in which we build with nature and our entrepreneurial goals align with those of the natural world. We use carbon dioxide to our advantage, we use coal ash to build with, we capture greenhouse gases before they go into the atmosphere.

Imagine if we could design streets that repair their own cracks and subsequently extend the life of roads. What if there was a street surface that absorbed hazardous-effluents of car and truck emissions, strengthening the concrete in the process and giving off oxygen? And what difference might it make if cargo ships and airplanes were able to use less fuel and had self-repairing properties simply by adjusting the chemistry of the materials used to build them? These things, and others, have been explored, tested, and proven possible using natural process design.

Nature’s creative process uses cheap materials that are close at hand, sustains itself, self- senses; repairs damage; forms symbiotic relationships; recycles, and improves the environment for life that follows. Simply put, “mother nature” participates in the environment by using the chemicals and processes at hand to build the world.

Company overview

  •  Founded by Dr. Carolyn Dry in 2003 

  • Women Owned Small Business (WOSB)

  • Former Professor at MIT and the University of Illinois  Projects/accomplishments

  • All SBIRs Phase I selected to progress to Phase II Largest RIF awarded in first year of RIFs- $3 million

  •   Invented Self Repair I Only viable self repair system Total control of patents on viable system Research and Development Facility in Winona MN  Talented Staff Derived from WSU program – only undergrad program in composites in the U.S. 4000 Sq. Ft Development Lab and Test Facility

  • We have developed technologies that improve performance in backface deformation, impact, blast, ballistics,etc.

  • These technologies can reduce weight and thickness of productsand add military utility over competing products.

  • These technologies are protected under patents and many were developed as part of the IP protected SBIR contracting process.This facilitates the exclusivity and sole source specification of products integrated with our technology.

What We've Achieved

  • Multiple DoD projects involving Self Repair  US Air Force SBIR Phases I and II 2003-2004, 0052008 Self-Repairing composite Structures for Military Aircraft Components  700,000

  • U S Army SBIR Phases I and II 2009-2012 Self – Repairing Self-Sensing Composites for Armor  800,000

  • U S Army RIF project contract 2011-2014 Self – Repairing Self-Sensing Composites for Armored Walls  3,000,000