Call for Papers – Biofilm Technologies for Circular and Sustainable Wastewater Treatment A Special Issue, ‘Biofilm Technologies for Circular and Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery’ in the MDPI Water journal highlights emerging...
Engineering Biology for Climate Resilience The world is facing a climate emergency, with global warming projected to exceed the critical 1.5°C threshold by 2035. Achieving sustainable, net-zero practices in the chemicals manufacturing sector, currently the...
Helping Alternative Proteins Go Mainstream for a Sustainable Planet A £38m centre dedicated to developing acceptable and planet-friendly alternatives to animal proteins is to be headed up by the University of Leeds. BBSRC and Innovate UK have announced £15m funding...
Research in Focus: Sustainable Water Solutions As part of #BiofilmWeek, we’re highlighting interesting and exciting biofilm research from across our network and partner research institutions. We interviewed Amanda Lake, Head of Carbon and Circular Economy for Europe...
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...
