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Algae May Be Small — But Its Impact Could Be Big
Posted on Friday, September 28th, 2018 by 
Algae are tiny, but potentially mighty. They grow in saltwater and can produce bio-oil that one day could fuel our transportation needs. See how ExxonMobil is researching this renewable fuel. read more original article NYTimes
Continue Reading >>The algae powered device that converts cars’ carbon dioxide emissions into oxygen
Posted on Wednesday, September 5th, 2018 by
In 2008, Param Jaggi was just sixteen years old when, like most kids his age, he was learning to drive. However, his driving lessons led him to be more concerned with his car’s emissions than his upcoming road test. This inspired him to build the Algae Mobile, an algae powered device that can transform car […]
Continue Reading >>Soil Algae aims to improve soil quality through algae cultures
Posted on Wednesday, June 6th, 2018 by
Algae: it’s not just for bodies of water anymore. Algae Research and Supply, a company based in Carlsbad, California that historically provides algae products for educational purposes, aims to bring its algae cultures to farmers across the world through a line of products called Soil Algae, so that farms may improve the health of their soil and […]
Continue Reading >>Algae could light up our cities at night
Posted on Friday, May 18th, 2018 by
Proper lighting at night is important for safety in cities and along highways, but all of those lamps require a lot of electricity to keep them going all night. Many places have transitioned to LED lighting, the most energy efficient lighting currently available, to cut down on the energy use of street lamps, but […]
Continue Reading >>From Pond Scum to Food Bowl, Dutch Designers 3D-Print Algae Into Everyday Products
Posted on Tuesday, December 5th, 2017 by
You might not think of pond scum as something that’s good for the environment, but Dutch designers have developed a bioplastic made from algae that they hope could replace petroleum-based plastics. According to Dezeen, Eric Klarenbeek and Maartje Dros have been cultivating live algae and processing it into material that can be used for 3D printing. This algae polymer can be churned into […]
Continue Reading >>Eco-friendly wooden motorcycle uses algae for fuel
Posted on Tuesday, August 15th, 2017 by
Motorcycles get a lot of bad press for their environmental footprint. that’s why, when dutch designer ritsert mans has teamed up with scientist peter mooij, the duo wanted to create a ride that both looked and drove in a way that was harmonious with nature. their unconventional wooden motorbike gets all its power naturally—from algae oil—a fuel source […]
Continue Reading >>How Midwestern Farmers Could Help Save the Gulf of Mexico
Posted on Tuesday, August 8th, 2017 by
If you pay state taxes in Maryland, you fund a program that gives farmers as much as $90 per acre—$22,500 annually for a typical corn operation—to plant a crop that’s not even intended for harvest. This absurd-sounding initiative cost the state’s coffers a cool $24 million in 2015. Yet I come not to expose a government boondoggle, but […]
Continue Reading >>How Algae Can Help Sweden Eliminate Carbon Emissions
Posted on Tuesday, June 27th, 2017 by
Algae is often considered a nuisance, but for Sweden, the rapidly growing sea plant is now an asset. As the Scandinavian country works to cut all of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2045, it’s using algae to sop up the carbon emissions from cement. Cement production, it turns out, is a major source […]
Continue Reading >>Ford and Jose Cuervo Partner To Make Bioplastic From Agave
Posted on Friday, June 2nd, 2017 by
Why would an American car company and a Mexican tequila company ever team up? In the case of Ford Motor Co. and Jose Cuervo: to make bioplastics from an agave byproduct. Ford researchers are testing the durability and heat resistance of the agave material for use in vehicle interior and exterior components like wiring harnesses, […]
Continue Reading >>Amphibious shoe made with algae-based foam
Posted on Thursday, June 1st, 2017 by
The company that makes “shoes for people who don’t want to wear them” is introducing a new model of adventure shoe constructed with EVA foam made from algae biomass. As far as modern materials go, plastic in all its myriad forms has got to be one of the most widely used (and overused) technologies […]
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