Battling Biofilms in the Energy Sector Energy is an essential part of our daily lives, responsible for powering our homes, fuelling our cars and lighting our streets. It is the second largest sector globally, accounting for 8-10% of the world’s gross domestic product...
Using Synthetic Materials to Model Marine Biofilms Marine biofilms can cause up to an 11% increase in ship shaft power which has environmental and economic consequences. As biofilms are heterogeneous and adaptable, rigid models are often used as a benchmark for...
Southampton Collaboration with Local Shipping Company to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Marine Biofouling The University of Southampton is pleased to announce a new collaboration with Carisbrooke Shipping Limited, a company that owns and operates cargo vessels...
Highlights from our Marine Biofouling Webinars Recently NBIC, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) and the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) jointly hosted a series of 3 webinars focused on the challenges and opportunities presented by...
Watch: NBIC/SCELSE-SNBC/PML Marine Biofouling Webinars In conjunction with the Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the Singapore National Biofilm Consortium we held a series of webinars on marine biofouling. This webinar series was designed to inform cross sector...
