These cement-making bacteria could build the cities of the future
A North Carolina startup grows biocement bricks to circumvent the hefty fossil fuel consumption needed for normal cement. For the full story: http://to.pbs.org/2mUvED3 Creators: Nsikan Akpan...
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GINGER KRIEG DOSIER: The idea came mostly from my eight-year-old version of myself. My first trip to the beach, I was collecting seashells, and I was quite fascinated with how this material was actually formed. NSIKAN AKPAN: Maybe you too had this thought as a child, but for Ginger Krieg Dosier, the idea inspired her to change the very ground beneath our feet. Ginger is the co-founder of bioMASON, a young biotech startup in Raleigh, North Carolina that uses ...(wait for it)... bacteria to grow cement bricks! Regular cement is in sidewalks, roads, bridges and buildings It’s everywhere! But that creates a hefty environmental price: 2 billion tons of carbon dioxide each year In rapidly developing countries, cement is critical for construction. Bu...
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GINGER KRIEG DOSIER: The idea came mostly from my eight-year-old version of myself. My first trip to the beach, I was collecting seashells, and I was quite fascinated with how this material was actually formed. NSIKAN AKPAN: Maybe you too had this thought as a child, but for Ginger Krieg Dosier, the idea inspired her to change the very ground beneath our feet. Ginger is the co-founder of bioMASON, a young biotech startup in Raleigh, North Carolina that uses ...(wait for it)... bacteria to grow cement bricks! Regular cement is in sidewalks, roads, bridges and buildings It’s everywhere! But that creates a hefty environmental price: 2 billion tons of carbon dioxide each year In rapidly developing countries, cement is critical for construction. Bu...
