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Innovating More Sustainable Aquaculture
Aquaculture provides almost half of all seafood eaten globally. But, farming seafood is not without environmental impact, and can disrupt the balance of seafood in the ocean. Kavya Venkatesan & Nina Khera look into how technology is being used to create more sustainable aquaculture.
Coral Reef Controller Project
As a solution towards achieving SDG 14: Life Below Water, Laura Maisvoreva shares her experience of innovating the ‘Coral Reef Controller’ - a ‘proof of concept’ project which won awards at science fairs and competitions across the globe.
Cyclo.Plas 2: A Dual Focus Development as Alternative Materials to Plastic by Upcycling Fish Scale Waste Components
Plastic is a useful material, but plastic pollution is a huge issue for our planet and human health. Using biomimicry of fish scale composition, calcium salts and collagen, Jacqueline Prawira has developed a new material - Cyclo.Plas 2 - as an alternative to plastic, promoting a more circular economy and addressing the plastic problem.
Biomimicry of Aquatic Organisms in Engineering
While engineering can create outstanding products for human convenience, nature’s adaptations have been perfected over 3.8 billion years, and therefore have huge potential use as inspiration to solve human challenges. Alvina Mishra delves into the potential of mimicking underwater life, and explores the challenges of commercialising biomimetic ideas and possible ways to overcome them.
Bacterial Concrete: A Sustainable Building Material with Advantageous Properties
Concrete is the most used man-made material in the world, but it is not indestructible and has a considerable environmental impact. Katie Molyneux evaluates the potential of bacterial concrete as a more sustainable building material which boasts several advantageous properties.
The Might of Mycelium Might Just Change the World!
Not only are mushrooms a great pizza topping and meat substitute, they can also have a variety of uses, resulting in wide-ranging benefits. Lauren Cho reports on how mushrooms might just change the world!