/ceae/ en /ceae/2025/07/17/materials-metamorphosis <span>Materials Metamorphosis</span> <span><span>Susan Glairon</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-07-17T14:41:38-06:00" title="Thursday, July 17, 2025 - 14:41">Thu, 07/17/2025 - 14:41</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/ceae/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-05/Wil%20Srubar_Portrait_20250226_JMP_10%20copy.jpg?h=5372cfa2&amp;itok=_L3mu5K4" width="1200" height="800" alt="Wil Srubar in a sports coat and button-down shirt with a faded building in the background."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/ceae/taxonomy/term/46" hreflang="en">Research</a> <a href="/ceae/taxonomy/term/147" hreflang="en">Wil Srubar News</a> <a href="/ceae/taxonomy/term/252" hreflang="en">briefs</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>At şÚÁϳԹϒs Living Materials Lab, Professor Wil Srubar is developing “bioblocks” made from microalgae that use sunlight, seawater and carbon dioxide to grow carbon-negative limestone—offering a sustainable alternative for use in concrete, cement and other building materials.</div> <script> window.location.href = `https://swe.org/magazine/materials-metamorphosis/`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 20:41:38 +0000 Susan Glairon 3613 at /ceae /ceae/iran-faces-widespread-land-subsidence-amid-escalating-water-emergency <span>Iran faces widespread land subsidence amid escalating water emergency</span> <span><span>Susan Glairon</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-04-21T12:14:57-06:00" title="Monday, April 21, 2025 - 12:14">Mon, 04/21/2025 - 12:14</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/ceae/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-04/Earthquake%20copy.png?h=62c7d2a4&amp;itok=9NSswa8h" width="1200" height="800" alt="A crack in the brown Earth."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/ceae/taxonomy/term/167" hreflang="en">Shideh Dashti News</a> <a href="/ceae/taxonomy/term/252" hreflang="en">briefs</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Associate Professor Shideh Dashti highlights how land subsidence from excessive groundwater extraction for farming threatens Iran's critical infrastructure, like transportation and pipelines. The rapid land sinking adds to earthquake risks, compounding the danger.</div> <script> window.location.href = `https://www.forbes.com/sites/sanammahoozi/2025/04/19/iran-faces-widespread-land-subsidence-amid-escalating-water-emergency/`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:14:57 +0000 Susan Glairon 3584 at /ceae /ceae/2025/03/03/wil-srubars-lab-full-living-materials <span>Wil Srubar’s lab is full of living materials</span> <span><span>Susan Glairon</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-03-03T17:29:05-07:00" title="Monday, March 3, 2025 - 17:29">Mon, 03/03/2025 - 17:29</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/ceae/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-03/10303-feature2-srubar.jpeg?h=289976fd&amp;itok=9bYQzLBk" width="1200" height="800" alt="Wil Srubar showing a piece of concrete to another researcher. Both are wearing safety goggles and plastic gloves"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/ceae/taxonomy/term/147" hreflang="en">Wil Srubar News</a> <a href="/ceae/taxonomy/term/252" hreflang="en">briefs</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Wil Srubar's aim is to break the reliance on fossil fuels in concrete production by developing a nature-inspired alternative that eliminates the need for fossil fuels and significantly reduces carbon emissions.</div> <script> window.location.href = `https://cen.acs.org/materials/Wil-Srubars-lab-full-living/103/i3`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</di