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Mi-Hy brings together Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) technology and hydroponics, thereby introducing a prosthetic rhizosphere (an extended rhizosphere community) to the typically “soil-less” configuration of hydroponics systems. The Mi-Hy system will modulate nitrogen forms, plant root microbiomes optimise nitrogen uptake, and mobilise phosphorous, averting the need for chemical fertilisers. This circular, sustainable platform turns carbon into biomass and reclaims nitrogen from wastewater streams.
The project brings together 7 international partners coming from different disciplines and is funded by the Horizon Europe program.
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MFC workshop at Open Hardware Summit, Berlin
Mi-Hy is joining this year's Open Hardware Summit with a microbial fuel cell building tutorial. Taking place in Technische Universität Berlin on the weekend of May 23-24th, the summit has a busy schedule of 17 talks on Saturday and 19 workshops (and a rave!) on...
MFCs at TGM: Exploring Sustainable Energy Through Biotechnology
As part of a collaborative workshop with the Department of Biomedical and Health Engineering at TGM (a technical high school) in Vienna, Biofaction brought innovative bioenergy technologies directly into the classroom. The focus of the workshop was on microbial fuel...
A modular microbial–hydroponic system for circular urban plant cultivation
Cities produce tons of waste. But what if some of it could grow food, recover nutrients, and sustain living microbial ecosystems all at once? Our latest paper explores exactly that: a modular microbial–hydroponic system designed for circular urban plant cultivation....