News articles tagged with 'microalga'
Microalgae as a source of alternative energy
— 1 Jul 2009 17:12 | EnvironmentThe great controversy over the use of agricultural crops as a source of energy is well known - fundamentally due to its possible competition with crops for food. The use of sources…
ISU researcher identifies protein that concentrates carbon dioxide in algae
— 10 Apr 2009 13:49 | BiologyIncreasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are a concern to many environmentalists who research global warming. The lack of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration,…
Engineering algae to make fuel instead of sugar
— 17 Dec 2008 11:34 | TechnologyIn pursuing cleaner energy there is such a thing as being too green. Unicellular microalgae, for instance, can be considered too green. In a paper in a special energy issue of Optics…
Are microbes the answer to the energy crisis?
— 5 Jun 2008 18:08 | EnvironmentThe answer to the looming fuel crisis in the 21st century may be found by thinking small, microscopic in fact. Microscopic organisms from bacteria and cyanobacteria, to fungi to microalgae,…
Researcher finds renewed interest in turning algae into fuel
— 15 Jan 2008 21:05 | EnvironmentThe same brown algae that cover rocks and cause anglers to slip while fly fishing contain oil that can be turned into diesel fuel, says a Montana State University microbiologist…
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