Otto Bütschli, living technology, droplet, olive oil, origins of life, architecture

Armstrong, Rachel and Hanczyc, Martin (2013) Bütschli dynamic droplet system. Artificial Life, 19 (3-4). pp. 331-346. ISSN 1064-5462 (Print), 1530-9185 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1162/ARTL_a_00111)

TARPOL, environmental pollution, microbial systems synthetic biology, (SB), engineering design

Schmidt, Markus, Bedau, Mark and Armstrong, Rachel (2010) TARPOL: Targeting environmental pollution with engineered microbial systems á la carte - project report. Project Report. European Commission, Brussels, Belgium. (Unpublished)

architecture, environment, living technology, protocells, synthetic biology

Armstrong, Rachel (2011) Unconventional computing in the built environment. International Journal of Nanotechnology and Molecular Computation, 3 (1). pp. 1-12. ISSN 1941-6318 (Print), 1941-6326 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.4018/jnmc.2011010101)

biomass-derived intermediates and products, bioplastics, bio-commodities

Pei, Lei, Armstrong, Rachel, Danchin, Antoine and Porcar, Manuel (2012) Biomaterials. In: Schmidt, Markus, (ed.) Synthetic Biology: Industrial and Environmental Applications. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany, pp. 103-143. ISBN 9783527331833 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527659296.ch3)

concrete, Erwin Schrödinger, green walls and roofs, resource-intensive, biomimicry, bottom-up approach, protocells, ‘material computers’, DNA, semipermeable barrier, ‘protopearl’ system, Bütschli system, ‘quorum’ sensing bacteria, living materials for the built environment, material ‘species’, solar panels and cladding that can make biofuels from sunlight, insulating protective ‘shells’

Armstrong, Rachel (2011) How protocells can make 'stuff' much more interesting. Architectural Design, 81 (2). pp. 69-77. ISSN 0003-8504 (Print), 1554-2769 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ad.1214)

decontamination of ground - and surface waters, soil remediation, xenobiotics, minerals

Mahmutoglu, Ismail, Pei, Lei, Porcar, Manuel, Armstrong, Rachel and Bedau, Mark (2012) Bioremediation. In: Schmidt, Markus, (ed.) Synthetic Biology: Industrial and Environmental Applications. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany, pp. 67-101. ISBN 9783527331833 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527659296.ch2)

design, architecture

Spiller, Neil and Armstrong, Rachel (2011) It's a brand new morning. Architectural Design, 8 (2). pp. 14-25. ISSN 0003-8504 (Print), 1554-2769 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ad.1208)

hylozoic ground, living technology, protocell

Armstrong, Rachel (2010) Hylozoic ground chemistries & unanswered questions in the origins of life. In: Beesley, Philip, Ohrsted, Pernilla and Isaacs, Hayley, (eds.) Hylozoic Ground: Liminal Responsive Architecture. Riverside Architectural Press, Toronto, ON, Canada, pp. 124-141. ISBN 978-1-926724-02-7

living technology

Armstrong, Rachel (2010) Living technology. In: Bedau, Mark, Hansen, Pelle Guldborg, Parke, Emily and Rasmussen, Steen, (eds.) Living technology: 5 questions. 5 Questions Series . Automatic Press / VIP, Birkerød, Denmark. ISBN 8792130291

living, synthetic biology, protocells

Armstrong, Rachel and Spiller, Neil (2010) Synthetic biology: Living quarters. Nature, 467 (7318). pp. 916-918. ISSN 0028-0836 (Print), 1476-4687 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/467916a)

protocell architecture, design

Spiller, Neil (2011) Protocells: The universal solvent. Architectural Design, 81 (2). pp. 60-67. ISSN 0003-8504 (Print), 1554-2769 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ad.1213)

research technologies, artificial cells, environmental pharmaceuticals, CCR technology, chemical synthetic biology

Armstrong, Rachel, Schmidt, Markus and Bedau, Mark (2012) Other developments in synthetic biology. In: Schmidt, Markus, (ed.) Synthetic Biology: Industrial and Environmental Applications. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany, pp. 145-156. ISBN 9783527331833 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527659296.ch4)

synthetic, protocell, architecture, design

Spiller, Neil and Armstrong, Rachel (eds.) (2011) Protocell architecture: architectural design. In: Spiller, Neil and Armstrong, Rachel, (eds.) AD . John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, UK. ISBN 9780470748282