Euro-MIC: Industry Training Course, 2-5 September 2026 Join Euro-MIC from 2-5 September 2026 for their MIC and Marine Corrosion: Industry Training Course at South East Technological University (SETU) in Ireland. Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) remains a...
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...
Biofilm Research Informs Marine Coatings Design Biofilms, and other marine organisms such as barnacles and algae, often accumulate on underwater surfaces and result in ‘biofouling’. This increases drag resistance, and thus causes greater fuel consumption and...
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...
