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Want to cut carbon emissions? Try growing cement bricks with bacteria

Want to cut carbon emissions? Try growing cement bricks with bacteria

A North Carolina startup grows "biocement" bricks to circumvent the hefty load of fossil fuels needed for normal cement. Cement is the glue that holds together the stones, pebbles or whatever tough material goes into your concrete bricks and sidewalks. But its production creates more carbon emission.
Biodesign Competition winners announced - algae takes center stage

Biodesign Competition winners announced - algae takes center stage

The Biodesign competition announced winners today, and algae took center tage in algae-powered buildings, oxygen producing health centers, as well as houses built from fungus and shelter grown from living plants.
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