How might we live with animate materials in the future? How might it make us feel living in a home where materials can adapt to changing conditions, perhaps even our moods? Do you want to live in an environment in which you might have to care for your roof in in a similar way to your pets?
Engineered Living Materials contain living cells and can therefore assemble and organise on their own, adapt to different environments, and heal upon damage. This provides exciting possibilities for medicine, architecture, agriculture, food production and environmental management. However, as every living system, living materials would have their own specific requirements, thus raising concerns that could only be addressed collectively. In this Royal Society funded project, Professor Tiago Moreira (Sociology) and Dr. Margarita Staykova are exploring how we imagine our everyday life with them.
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