Could we use our understanding of chemistry and physics to design building materials that grow, self-repair, and sense the environment around them, opening up a new frontier in green technology? Dr Rachel Armstrong, from the UCL Bartlett School of Architecture, believes such metabolic materials could become a key sustainable technology with the potential to transform the worlds urban environments.
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