Recipe for Living Bricks
Photo courtesy of the College of Engineering and Applied Science at Colorado University Boulder
Not only are they alive but they can reproduce. Like a unicellular organism, cut one in half and soon you get two. They’re the stuff of science fiction, a cooperation between biology and engineering that absorbs carbon instead of spewing it out. Essentially held together by Jell-O, they promise to revolutionize how we construct our buildings.
Ingredients
Photosynthetic microbes
Whatever ground recycle materials you have on hand (sand, concrete, glass, etc.)
Water
Gelatin
Nutrients
Directions
Mix ingredients together and pour into a mold.
Refrigerate until solidified.
Serve raw with a pinch of self-righteous pride.
Inspiration: Bricks Alive! Scientists Create Living Concrete