Instead of algae, a similar setup might be used with human cells to produce artificial organs by producing a scaffold that could be charged to attract the cells into the right configuration, Varanasi ...

With the growing demand for fuel and the concern of global warming, scientists are looking into producing ethanol or biodiesel from plants. Joel Cuello, associate professor of agriculture and ...

A research photobioreactor designed to capture significant amounts of carbon dioxide (CO 2) from power plant flue gas for high-density algae cultivation is showing promise. The bioreactor patented by ...

(Nanowerk News) Researchers at the University of Alicante have patented a new device that allows more efficiently to cultivate microalgae and can be used as raw material for biofuel or for other ...

NASA ARC: As a clean energy alternative, NASA invented an algae photo-bioreactor that grows algae in municipal wastewater to produce biofuel and a variety of other products. The NASA bioreactor is an ...

Created as part of the Burglars of Transnatural Transparency (BoTT) Lab pavilion, the Algaevator is a gravity-based algae photobioreactor built to explore the architectural possibilities of ...

Hawaii spends $5 billion a year on imported oil, but biofuels that can replace oil usually require a lot of agricultural land. Using its library of algae strains, Kuehnle AgroSystems says it can ...

At home at the moment, there's the dubious charm of a field hospital. Our little one brought the flu into our household last week, and it knocked me down on Sunday. By now I'm more or less back on my ...