‘Living bricks’ use microbial fuel cells to power buildings

“‘Living bricks’ use microbial fuel cells to power buildings”, October 24, 2016, by Nick Flaherty  smart2zero.com

“… We are very excited to be able to show off the first prototype of the living brick,” said project co-ordinator Rachel Armstrong from Newcastle University in the UK. “There is so much potential in this project to change the way we think about how we recycle the waste form our home and what the places we live in can do. For so long buildings and the materials used to build them have been inert structures. Our work is looking at the materials we use to build our homes, our offices, and make them come alive and work for us in a way which benefits us and the environment.”