
UN Studio pavilion in Amsterdam rises like a bioluminescent creature from the deep
The info booth pavilion at this year's Amsterdam Light Festival is a gorgeous light installation in its own right....

This electricity-free LED lamp is powered by living bacteria
Dutch designer Teresa van Dongen has unveiled a fascinating LED pendant lamp that is powered by living, electrochemically-active...

Breathtaking images capture the magical shine of glowworms in a limestone cave
Glowworms aren’t the only organisms capable of producing and emitting light. Bioluminescence can be found in...

VIDEO: Artists transform plants into an amazing "Bioluminescent Forest"
http://vimeo.com/115082758 A multimedia artist, an animator, and a movie producer have teamed up to make an...

Ambio lamp glows with bioluminescent bacteria instead of electricity
A Dutch designer has created a lamp that needs no electricity: it consists of a glass tube filled with bioluminescent...

The Top 10 Most Innovative Algae-Powered Designs
Algae has many different qualities that we can draw upon, from edible varieties that make their way onto our dinner...

5 Bioluminescent Species that Light Up the World
In recent years, a number of scientists have had success with transferring the genetic material responsible for...

The Biomimicry Manual: What Can the Octopus Teach Us About Touch Screens?
Cephalopods are the undisputed masters of camouflage. While their relatives, the clams, stayed brainless and safe...

530-Pound Exosuit Will Uncover New Life at 1,000 Feet Under the Sea
This July, deep-sea diver Mike Lombardi plans to plunge 1,000 feet below the sea in a newly-designed, high tech...

The Electricity-Free Biobulb Uses Bacteria to Glow in the Dark
Technology has come a long way since Edison patented the light bulb back in 1880. A group of undergraduates at...

New DIY Glowing Plant Kits Let You Grow Bioluminescent Blooms at Home
Recently Inhabitat wrote about the Glowing Plant Project, which uses the science of bioluminescence to light up...

Artist Miya Ando's Bioluminescent Leaves Emit a Soft Nighttime Glow
Named after the Japanese Obon Festival, which commemorates the spirit of the dead and is said to guide ancestral...

New Korean LED Lighting System Is Inspired By The Bioluminescence of Fireflies
In another fantastic example of biomimicry, a team of South Korean scientists is studying fireflies in an effort...

Scientists to Use Firefly Bioluminescence to Create Energy-Free Lighting
A team of scientists from Syracuse University are using nanotechnology to harness the natural bioluminescence of...