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UK funding (240 435 £) : Colloïdes computationnels : Bactéries modifiées en tant qu’agents computationnels dans la conception et la fabrication de nouveaux matériaux et structures. Ukri01/10/2015 UK Research and Innovation, Royaume Uni
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Colloïdes computationnels : Bactéries modifiées en tant qu’agents computationnels dans la conception et la fabrication de nouveaux matériaux et structures.
| Abstract | This project investigates how Civil Engineering may be integrated with the emerging field of Synthetic Biology. Combining these fields has potentially transformative implications for both and may generate a new field of Engineering Design. Imagine a column of sand saturated with billions of engineered bacteria cells. As a force is applied to the top of the column, bacteria in the sand detect an increase in pressure. The bacteria respond by synthesising a new biological material to bind the grains together and resisting the load. The resulting structure would consist of a material where sand grains are only cemented where the forces through the material require. We propose a proof of concept to show how we might design a manufacturing process where the material itself acts as manufacturer and designer, modelling and responding to its environment. Such a technology would push well beyond the current state of the art and challenge a new generation of engineering designers to think at multiple scales from molecular to the built environment and to anticipate civil engineering with living organisms. |
| Category | Research Grant |
| Reference | EP/N005791/1 |
| Status | Closed |
| Funded period start | 01/10/2015 |
| Funded period end | 31/03/2017 |
| Funded value | £240 435,00 |
| Source | https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FN005791%2F1 |
Participating Organisations
| Newcastle University | |
| University of Cape Town | |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | |
| Weizmann Institute of Science | |
| University of Nottingham | |
| Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) | |
| Delft University of Technology | |
| Autodesk Inc |
Cette annonce se réfère à une date antérieure et ne reflète pas nécessairement l’état actuel. L’état actuel est présenté à la page suivante : Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Royaume Uni.
