Today we look into the interesting link between microbiomes and architecture and how these invisible assemblages can perform various #biochemical activities that can benefit our health.
In our feed we have stories about using #biogas to transport literal car(go) overseas, sugar-based keyboards for laptops, and a #biotech alternative to phosphates that can change the way we eat.
Have a fab week!
FEATURE STORY
Probiotic architecture brings good bacteria to building design
Bacteria can make our buildings healthier. This is according to practitioners of microbial architecture, an emerging area of the bioeconomy at the intersection of architecture and microbiology. However, with increasing interest in the power of microbiomes across diverse fields like health, epidemiology, and environmental planning, we could soon see startups selling microbial communities that people can cultivate in their homes for specific health outcomes.
CJ Food & Nutrition Tech, a prominent player in the food and nutrition technology sector, announced the launch of TasteNrich® HYBIND, a solution designed as an alternative to traditional phosphates.
Volvo Cars to switch to biofuel to transport production materials overseas
Volvo Cars has announced that they will now use biofuels to transport tens of thousands of containers of production material destined for the vehicles, which are carried across the world’s oceans on container ships.
The collaboration will bring together the biofabrication expertise of Modern Meadow with BASF’s Ultramid® Ccycled® material, paving the way for the creation of a modern, sustainable, and animal-free material of the future.
Microsoft’s Surface laptops’ keyboard is now made from biomaterials
Microsoft announced that the keyboards for their Surface Pro Signature computers are now available with renewable Alcantara material made from sugar-cane waste.
TotalEnergies to supply sustainable biomethane to Saint-Gobain
The biomethane will be produced by TotalEnergies at its BioBéarn biomethane plant, which came on stream at the beginning of the year and whose production is certified sustainable by ISCC under the highest sustainability criteria of the European Union REDII Directive.
