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Mi-Hy shortlisted for the Falling Walls Foundation
Proudly sharing the news: Rachel Armstrong and Mi-Hy have been shortlisted in Art & Science for the Falling Walls Foundation GlobalCall for Science Breakthroughs 2026! The Falling Wall of Obligate Resource Consumption is embodied in Mi-Hy and...
A novel synthetic fungal–bacterial anodic consortium for multifunctional microbial fuel cells under simulated hydroponic conditions
Understanding how microbial communities cooperate is becoming increasingly important as bioelectrochemical technologies move from laboratory research towards real-world applications. By focusing on the biology behind bioelectricity generation, our...
Beyond the Petri Dish: Exhibitions as Catalysts for Microbial Literacy—Bridging Science, Culture and Society
How do we learn about something we cannot see? In her latest opinion paper, Beyond the Petri Dish: Exhibitions as Catalysts for Microbial Literacy—Bridging Science, Culture and Society, Rachel Armstrong argues that improving microbial literacy...
MudTronics kick-off and first meeting with scientists
𝗠𝘂𝗱𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 championship has started! Last week of June we had two meet and greet sessions - spanned across 𝟮𝟭 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 we had to adapt for different timezones, with 𝟯𝟰 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 joining in total. This was a great kick-off and a chance to meet...
37 teams. 21 countries. MudTronics is on!
37 multidisciplinary teams. 21 countries. MudTronics has launched, and 37 teams from around the world have signed up for the Microbial Fuel Cell World Championship. We are thrilled by the enthusiasm so far. 21 countries across five continents are...
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...
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...
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...
Open call: MudTronics microbial fuel cell championship
Mi-Hy is launching MudTronics, a collaborative competition at the intersection of biology, technology, and art/design. Participants explore how microbial fuel cells (MFCs) can convert organic matter such as mud or wastewater into electrical energy,...