Today's waste, tomorrow's fuel
Sustainable energy from urban and industrial wastes
A research collaboration from the Universities of Birmingham, Cardiff University and C-Tech Innovation Ltd is using precious metals from vehicle exhausts and road dusts, and food wastes, and using ‘friendly’ bacteria to create greener energy.
Applying an engineering approach to building biological systems
Researchers at Imperial College London are modifying pieces of translatable DNA to make living devices that do not exist in the natural world.
A microbial journey through digestion
How microbes can manufacture and help us digest our food
Researchers at the University of Reading are studying bacteria found in the human gut to find ways to increase well being and reduce disease risk.