The Future Laboratory

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Nasal Biome and Next-wave Wellness

Could the nasal microbiome be functional fragrance’s next frontier? The nose-brain axis is the next big microbiome zone, with implications for how consumers experience and benefit from scent – far beyond the bottle.

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Marketing & Branding

Madalena Studio grows logo with live bacteria for Crucible

Madalena Studio has taken branding to a microbial level, creating a live bacterial logo for Crucible, a drinks laboratory and creative hub founded in 2017.

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Technology

Plastic-eating microbes in the Arctic could be a recycling breakthrough

A study published in May 2023 in Frontiers in Microbiology has unveiled cold-weather microbes in the Arctic and the Alps that can break down certain plastics at a low temperature of 15°C (59°F).

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Fashion

Dare to Roam’s accessories shield against bacteria

Tuning into heightened health concerns, singer-songwriter Ciara is launching an antimicrobial accessories brand aimed at on-the-go lifestyles.

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Technology

Unilever’s biotech innovation points to cleaning futures

The FMCG firm has launched its venture Penrhos Bio, creating an organic compound that aims to solve the problem of bacterial growth on household surfaces.

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Food & Drink

Bacteria-based dishes point to our food future

Marek Glogowski’s project Plurality\_Now refocuses the act of eating to serve the bacterial components of our ‘inner environment’ in a vision of the future of food.

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Technology

Pandemic-proof Properties

Lockdown has highlighted the health impacts of life in isolation. We forecast how the design of our future homes and interiors will strengthen human wellbeing.