When seawater penetrates concrete in road tunnels, a biofilm is formed that breaks down the concrete. This can lead to high ...

Sprayed concrete has been used in road tunnels on a larger scale since the 1990s, and since then, researchers have been able to see this fouling of biofilm. Despite this, there are currently very few ...

Since 2014, researchers studying the Oslofjord tunnel have observed that bacteria can erode up to one centimeter of concrete annually. When a saltwater intrusion occurs, biofilms ...

An edible biofilm, obtained from agricultural and fishing waste and ... The results indicate that the material forms a film ...

An international research team led by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has achieved a breakthrough in the field of ...

Microbes in the Gowanus sediment have evolved methods of coping with and even subsisting off of the contamination, according ...

Once attached to any surface, bacteria create a biofilm -- a sticky substance that acts like a shield, protecting the bacteria from invaders and keeping them affixed securely. Even though bacteria ...

The tiny birds stop for a surprising snack at Roberts Bank near Vancouver. It’s one of their last meals on a long journey ...

Every time you take a sip from your water bottle, you are depositing bacteria inside and over the course of a day these can ...