BacillaFilla

[paddingtongreen]

The name for genetically modified bacteria, Bacillus subtilis, it can repair cracks in concrete.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40201539/ns/technology_and_science-green_innovation/

Michael.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

 

[Ron]

Michael,
Interesting. I'll look around a bit to see if any of the journals are reporting anything.

Ron

 

[darrenxdevon]

This is very interesting info. has anyone checked

http://www.bacillafilla.com

to see if it available yet? I could sure use some around the shop floors.

 

[ornerynorsk]

Gone awry, we could see cities of massive, indestructable "termite mounds". Interesting though.

 

[unclesyd]

Here bunch of sources for information on concrete in the healing mode. There is another type of concrete, work being done at the University of Michigan, that is bendable and self healing.

http://www.swieet2007.org.uk/files/SelfHealingConcrete.pdf

http://civil.engr.siu.edu/cheval/CE...tion Material/Jonkers et al 2010 Ecol Eng.pdf

http://extras.springer.com/2007/978-1-4020-6249-0/documents/9.pdf

http://dicata.ing.unibs.it/plizzari/CD/Pdf/027.pdf

http://www.physorg.com/pdf208778644.

 

[darrenxdevon]

The bacillafilla.com goes to a site that is just starting to develope. Seems to be about concrete screeds...here in the U.S. screeds are tools and and equipment and in the UK I think they are refering to a type of floor leveling compound such as a pourable concrete glue etc.