Microbes are everywhere, and most are harmless. But tightly sealed buildings--like hospitals or offices--create places where more dangerous bugs survive. Time to rethink our ventilation.READ»
A lingering mystery of the Gulf oil spill is where the oil actually went. It seems now that the microbes in the water made a meal of it, but that doesn't mean we can rely on them for the next spill.READ»
There is no shortage of creative startups aiming to find the next big petroleum replacement, but few have gained as much traction as the San Francisco-based company.READ»
It seems impossible, but biofuel startup Joule Biotechnologies claims that it has successfully produced fuel out of thin air--sort of. The company's mysterious engineered microbes require just sunlight and CO2 to squirt out ethanol, ...READ»
The science of producing hydrogen to power fuel-cells in microbial electrolysis processes has just received a boost with some research at Pennsylvania State University that uses stainless steel components instead of the more ...READ»
