Scientists make electricity from air moisture using bacterial nanowires

Bacterial nanowires can conduct electricity and can potentially be used to devise sensing systems. However, after being harvested from bacteria, these nanowires are hard to modify and, therefore, have ... Read More

This ‘living plastic’ breaks down all by itself, thanks to bacteria

By filling the material with bacterial spores from Bacillus subtilis strand, it begins to break down when exposed to the nutrients present in compost at the end of its life cycle. “It’s an inherent ... Read More

Researchers achieve monumental breakthrough with solar cells made from living material — here's how it works

"This green PV technology will be the future sustainable solution for solar power generation." Researchers achieve monumental breakthrough with solar cells made from living material — here's how it ... Read More

Researchers make a plastic that includes bacteria that can digest it

An international team of researchers has decided to take advantage of those strains and bundle plastic-eating bacteria into the plastic. To keep them from eating it while it's in use, the bacteria is ... Read More

Biomedical technology news

The Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) has introduced a new solution in the form of a transparent mask, addressing concerns surrounding microplastic pollution and harmful solvents ... Read More

Researchers deploy bacteria-killing virus to clean wastewater

Researchers from the University of Texas El Paso use bacteriophages to clean and recycle wastewater produced by the fracking industry. Read More

Researchers Discover Mechanism Behind How Phages Disarm Pathogenic Bacteria

Some phages make use of bacterial pili by attaching to them and allowing bacteria to reel the phage to the surface, where the phage can start infecting the bacteria. Subscribe to Technology Networks’ ... Read More

How technology is revolutionizing insect research

Recent fears of major declines among insects have sent researchers scrambling for data on how they are actually doing. Read More

Researchers compile detailed catalog of bacteria living in cancer metastases

Researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute have compiled a detailed catalog of bacteria living in cancer metastases ... researchers are getting better at finding out which microbes they ... Read More

Energy Technology News

Researchers ... Apr. 30, 2024 — Engineers in Australia have found a new way to make power-pole insulators resistant to fire and electrical sparking, promising to prevent dangerous pole-top fires ... Read More

Engineering news

The device, designed and constructed at the Oshman Engineering ... A team of researchers led by Professor Philip C.Y. Chow from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hong ... Read More