We are pleased to announce a new PhD studentship in the Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment working on the Living Textile Interface project. We […]
The best known features of the Abu Dhabi coastline are its coastal sabkhas. The sabkha environment is a flat, highly saline area of sand/silt which has […]
This PhD research focuses on exploring the design potential of bacterial-induced biomineralisation. A process that sits within the speculations regarding our changing relationship with nature through […]
Jane will be presenting “Ecologies of Knitting: Programmable, Responsive and Adaptive Textiles” at the ARCHINTEX conference hosted by the Swedish School of Textiles, delivered online over […]
As the global population grows there is an urgent need for increased, yet sustainable civil infrastructure. The ability to harness biological processes in order to improve […]
Researchers at the HBBE, Assia Stefanova, Ben Bridgens & Rachel Armstong, along with Chemical Engineering PhD Researcher Pichaya In-na and Gary Caldwell, a Senior Lecturer in […]
Published in Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice Abstract It is widely acknowledged that textile processing is increasingly unsustainable, for example textile dyeing is experiencing […]
In nature, most organisms have inherent rhythmic cycles such as the circadian rhythm which reacts to changes in temperatures and daylight. These reactions allow the organism […]
The undesirable presence of bacteria and viruses on the solid surface presents an important threat in the indoor environment. Although the viruses don’t grow on any […]
There is growing interest in nature-integrated design where living organisms such as algae, bacteria, moss and fungi are starting to be used as a building material […]
Weak and unstable soils can limit the building of new infrastructure. Current soil strengthening techniques such as chemical grouting have detrimental effects on the environment from […]
The microbiome, the collective genomic entity of all microbiota – bacteria, archaea, fungi, protozoa, and viruses of an environment holds an immense amount of information, a […]
Nature has been constantly optimising its own fabrication methods to reduce the volume of material needed and simultaneously optimise the function. Those two aspects also play […]