Optimizing perovskite-silicon tandem cells with counterintuitive biological hacks from extremophile organisms
perovskite-silicon tandem cells
extremophiles
bio-inspired materials
solar efficiency
durability
Through Arctic permafrost stabilization using microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation
permafrost stabilization
microbial engineering
calcium carbonate
climate mitigation
Arctic infrastructure
With CRISPR-Cas12a gene editing to create drought-resistant cereal crops
CRISPR-Cas12a
drought resistance
cereal crops
genetic engineering
food security
Harnessing artificial photosynthesis for scalable carbon-neutral fuel production
artificial photosynthesis
carbon-neutral fuels
renewable energy
CO2 conversion
synthetic biology
Optimizing enzyme turnover numbers for industrial biocatalysis applications
enzyme kinetics
biocatalysis
industrial enzymes
turnover number
protein engineering
Enhancing solar fuel efficiency through artificial photosynthesis with biohybrid systems
artificial photosynthesis
biohybrid systems
solar fuels
CO2 reduction
water splitting
Via mitochondrial uncoupling to enhance metabolic flexibility in aging cells
mitochondrial uncoupling
metabolic flexibility
aging
cellular resilience
bioenergetics
Employing geothermal fracking innovations to unlock deep-Earth microbial ecosystems
geothermal fracking
deep biosphere
extremophiles
subsurface microbiology
energy extraction
Targeting plastic-eating enzymes through directed evolution and computational protein design
plastic degradation
enzyme engineering
directed evolution
PETase
computational design
Using microbiome rejuvenation to reverse antibiotic-induced dysbiosis in intensive care patients
nosocomial infections
microbial ecology restoration
phage therapy adjuncts
gut-brain axis
critical care probiotics
Photoredox catalysis during circadian rhythm minima to boost enzymatic reaction yields
photoredox catalysis
circadian rhythms
enzymatic reactions
synthetic biology
temporal optimization
Engineering drought-resistant algae strains for scalable biofuel production in arid regions
algae bioengineering
CRISPR
drought resistance
renewable fuels
synthetic biology