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These New Biomaterials Can Help Decarbonize Fashion and Construction
Designers are imagining a future where bacteria powers both clothing and cement—and their ideas are coming to a shop near you.
When applied directly to a fabric and left to incubate, the bacteria cells produce a compound in a spectrum ranging from reds and pinks to blues and purples—in eye-catching patterns that evoke the grain of polished marble. This jacket is just one of the unusual products for sale on Normal Phenomena of Life(NPOL), an online platform launched in 2023 by Natsai Audrey Chieza, the founder of London-based R&D studio Faber Futures, and Christina Agapakis, the creative director of Boston-based biotech company Ginkgo Bioworks. Grown at ambient temperatures using limestone-producing bacteria, bioconcrete has 95 percent fewer emissions than traditional cement—which is typically manufactured by burning limestone—and is three times as strong.
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