Building materials come alive with help from bacteria

Thursday, January 16, 2020 - 09:30 in Physics & Chemistry

CU Boulder researchers have developed a new approach to designing more sustainable buildings with help from some of the tiniest contractors out there. In a study published today in the journal Matter, engineer Wil Srubar and his colleagues describe their strategy for using bacteria to develop building materials that live and multiply—and might deliver a lower carbon footprint, to boot. […]

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