Posted on 11/01/2010 5:39:35 PM PDT by decimon
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The team says that mixing common sand – one of the most abundant resources on the planet – with a solution containing the microorganism Bacillus Pasteurii could result in a cementing process that turns the mix into biologically-engineered hardened sandstone.
After the two are mixed, the solution is sprayed on yet another layer of sand. The microbes act again, solidifying the layer underneath, and resulting in a tough, road-worthy material that can sustain heavy traffic.
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(Excerpt) Read more at nextbigfuture.com ...
"* In 2002, a Dutch company responded to Ms Whiffin's website and shipped sand samples from Holland for testing.
* They were impressed by the capability of the bacteria to cement sand samples from Dutch dykes that protect the land from rising sea levels.
* a similar technique is being used to clean up strontium spills in the United States at the moment."
Well sure...but what about transparent aluminum?
I heard France grinds up spent nuclear fuel rods for road surface...is this true?
That guy in SF has it, apparently he hasn't worked out all the parameters yet after Scotty gave him the formula.
This is the upside. Everything has a downside. Me thinks they’re leaving that out. No place do I see the word “Practical”.
They save a lot of power by not having to use their headlights.
Mais oui certainment!
Actually, I have no idea.
Look at this! They are laying the mix down with a “Pisten Bully”! http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VyTCyizqrHs/TM8G9LTQXpI/AAAAAAAAJeo/0Vnjei4g4pA/s1600/paving02.jpg
Unfortunately, the roads are only one bacteria wide.
Bacterium.
Darn! That would make it really hard to pass, wouldn't it?
What happens as the road wears and people breathe these little critters in? Just askin’.
Hey, maybe it’s a way to get a jump on rigor mortis. That sounds really cool.
That was my thought. What happens if these microbes are not controlled?
At one point Kudzu was hailed as the ultimate ground cover and shipped over from Japan.
Some things sound good in theory...
At one point Kudzu was hailed as the ultimate ground cover and shipped over from Japan.
Some things sound good in theory...
At one point Kudzu was hailed as the ultimate ground cover and shipped over from Japan.
Some things sound good in theory...
Just say no more, justsaynomore. ;-)
Hoepfully, nobody will think it would be a funny prank to get a barrel of these microbes and drop them at a nearby beach.
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