The strain of algae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, being used for the experiment. In the dark? That’s not how we normally think of plants being grown. But it’s a method that could be used to grow algae ...

Two new studies of green algae — the scourge of swimming pool owners and freshwater ponds — have revealed new insights into how these organisms siphon carbon dioxide from the air for use in ...

(Nanowerk News) Health food enthusiasts routinely shell out over $30 per pound of dried algae powder to whip up green smoothies to fuel their bodies. Algae can also power vehicles, but algae-based ...

A new study from a research team including Northwestern Engineering’s Niall Mangan provides a framework to boost crop growth by incorporating a strategy adopted from a fast-growing species of green ...

Sarah Loftus receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Health food enthusiasts routinely shell out over US$30 per pound for dried algae powder to whip up green smoothies to fuel their ...

Algae is potentially a hugely exciting food source. But with a couple of notable exceptions, it has yet to set the food industry on fire, says Provectus Algae, a startup developing an automated ...

Imperial Valley in southern California is home to the country's only major microalgae farms. There, the algae grows best during the summer months. Good weather isn't the only thing algae needs to ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio market research analysts forecast the global algae oil market to grow at a CAGR of close to 4% during the forecast period, according to their latest report. The ...

A group of scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have used algae to express an antibody that targets herpes virus, describing the work in an upcoming issue of the journal Proceedings of ...

Like all of its peers in the tech industry, Microsoft has a carbon pollution problem. “We combine wood and alkaline minerals to form a small carbon buoy that we can seed with algae seed and deploy ...

Harmful algae blooms can endanger aquatic wildlife and human swimmers. Blooms may appear as greenish scum or brightly colored patches like spilled paint. Algae grows out of control when the water is ...