Bricks Grown From Bacteria
A unique start-up company have developed a method of growing bricks from nothing more than bacteria and naturally abundant materials. Having recently won first place in the Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation Challenge, has developed a method of growing materials by employing microorganisms. Arguing that the four traditional building materials – concrete, glass, steel and wood – both contain a significant level of embodied energy and heavily rely on limited natural resources, their answer is in high strength natural biological cements (such as coral) that can be used “without negative impacts to the surrounding environment.”
http://www.archdaily.com/472905/bricks-grown-from-bacteria/
FiveWordsForTheFuture - Jun 2, 2014 | Innovation, Sciences, Technologies
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