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All Articles Tagged As: algae
The idea by Kansas State University's Wenqiao "Wayne" Yuan and Zhijian "Z.J." Pei is to grow algae in the ocean on very large, supporting platforms.
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 | In the quest to make hydrogen as a clean alternative fuel source, researchers have been stymied about how to create usable hydrogen that is clean and sustainable without relying on an intensive, high-energy process that outweighs the benefits of not using petroleum to power vehicles.
New findings from a team of researchers from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, however, show that photosynthesis may function as that clean, sustainable source of hydrogen. ...> Full Article |
 | Imagine filling up your car with fuel that comes from inexpensive algae that grow quickly, don't use up freshwater supplies and can be cultivated in areas where they won't compete with traditional food crops, such as corn or soybeans. Researchers at North Carolina State University are working to make that a reality, with a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. ...> Full Article |
 | Iowa State University researchers are working to understand how a catalyst allows certain plants and algae to create simple hydrocarbons that could be a new source of liquid fuels. The project is supported by a four-year, $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation. ...> Full Article |
Unwanted blooms of Cladophora algae throughout the Baltic and in other parts of the world are not entirely without a positive side. A group of researchers at the Ångström Laboratory at Uppsala University have discovered that the distinctive cellulose nanostructure of these algae can serve as an effective coating substrate for use in environmentally friendly batteries. The findings have been published in an article in Nano Letters.
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Award-winning acoustic focusing technology will help create 'green gold'
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Structure of artificial light harvesting antenna determined
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 | Chemists are reporting development of what they termed the first economical, eco-friendly process to convert algae oil into biodiesel fuel -- a discovery they predict could one day lead to US independence from petroleum as a fuel. The study is scheduled for presentation in March at the 237th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. ...> Full Article |
Photosynthesis produces the food that we eat and the oxygen that we breathe -- could it also help satisfy our future energy needs by producing clean-burning hydrogen? Researchers studying a hydrogen-producing, single-celled green alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, have unmasked a previously unknown fermentation pathway that may open up possibilities for increasing hydrogen production.
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Montana State University scientist Tim McDermott and his collaborators have found Yellowstone alga that detoxifies arsenic. A paper explaining the discovery is published in an online edition of the scientific journal PNAS.
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 | The first real-world, demonstration-scale project in Nevada for turning algae into biofuel has successfully completed the initial stage of research at the University of Nevada, Reno. The project is on track to show the process is an economical, commercially viable renewable energy source in Nevada. ...> Full Article |
Algae is a livid green giveaway of nutrient pollution in a lake. Scientists would love to reproduce that action in tiny particles that would turn different colors if exposed to biological weapons, food spoilage or signs of poor health in the blood.
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Optics Express research describes how tiny organism can make biofuel
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 | Researchers display research on the application of algae-based oils for creating biofuels at the Farnborough International Air Show. ...> Full Article |
 | Research has confirmed that algae blooms, which can poison lakes and kill fish, can be controlled by limiting phosphorus. ...> Full Article |
 | Researchers to produce algal oil feedstock as biofuels for conversion to military jet fuel ...> Full Article |
 | The same brown algae that cover rocks and cause anglers to slip while fly fishing contain oil that can be turned into diesel fuel ...> Full Article |
 | Antarctic research mission to discover what is eating the algae ...> Full Article |
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