BioArt Laboratories was invited to contribute to the museum night of November the 7th at the NEMO science center. The theme of the evening was ‘Enlighten me’, as part of the 2015 international year of light. BioArt Laboratories’ biologist Bram Geers demonstrated how to isolate...
While nature has been evolving, and thus improving itself over the past 3,8 billion years, mankind only started developing technologies about 10,000 years ago. Relatively recently, scientists, innovators and others have discovered that there is a lot to be learned from nature. In this case,...
A month after BioArt Laboratories organized a very interesting Open Stadslab concerning Biomimicry, another one is planned for June 8th. The theme this time is: City & Biobased Materials. What are biobased materials and how can we use them to our advantage? The use of biobased...
Nowadays, composite materials like glass or carbon fibre reinforced plastics are increasingly used as lightweight materials in many industrial sectors. While characterised by their strength and rigidity, these materials come with certain disadvantages such as high energy demands during production, the need for oil as...
Everyone is talking about sustainability – but what is it and on which principles is the term “sustainability” based in an urban environment? The world in which we live is undergoing great changes never seen before in human history. It is estimated that over 50% of...