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Algae

An image depicting a group of elephants interacting at a waterhole
Wildlife

New study links Botswana’s 2022 elephant die-Off to toxic algal blooms

Jay Kakade

In 2022, 350 African elephant carcasses were found in the northeastern sector of Botswana, known as the eastern Okavango Panhandle. As the timing was...

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Environment

New cyanobacteria naturally captures carbon dioxide

Jay Kakade

In a collaboration, the researchers at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University and the University of Palermo have discovered a new strain of cyanobacteria....

Oxygen bubbles
Science

Yeast and green algae combination improves water treatment

Ashwini Sakharkar

Combination enhances microorganisms' growth environment and uptake of ammonium and phosphate ions.

ocean-algae
Environment

A common ocean algae helps cool the Earth’s climate

Ashwini Sakharkar

New research has discovered that an unexpected ocean algae helps cool the Earth.

women unable to see without spectacles
Health

Seaweed gel therapy for blindness caused by retinal detachment

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Injectable hydrogel with tamponading function for retinal detachment.

Image showing diatom composition.
Biology

A new study reveals how phytoplankton produce oxygen

Dr. Prajakta Banik

V-type AT pase boosts photosynthesis in marine phytoplankton.

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Science

The positive benefits of fungi on coral have yet to be entirely understood

Vidya Nagalwade

Fungi can help protect coral reefs from climate change.

The NUS research team behind the novel algae detection device is led by Assistant Professor Sungwoo Bae (centre) who is holding the smartphone platform. With him are two team members: Mr Si Kuan Thio (left) who is holding the microfluidic chip, and Miss Elaine Chiang (right). Credit: National University of Singapore
Invention

Smartphone device that detects harmful algae in 15 minutes

Editorial Team

A team of engineers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a highly sensitive system that uses a smartphone to rapidly detect...

Algae could prevent limb amputation
Health

Algae could prevent limb amputation

Pranjal Malewar

Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) is a severe obstruction of the arteries which markedly reduces blood flow to the extremities (hands, feet, and legs) and...

University of Utah chemical engineering assistant professor Swomitra Mohanty, pictured with beakers of algae, is part of a team that has developed a new kind of jet mixer for turning algae into biomass that extracts the lipids with much less energy than the older extraction method. It is a key discovery that now puts this form of energy closer to becoming a viable, cost-effective alternative fuel. Credit: Dan Hixson/University of Utah College of Engineering
Invention

Turning Algae into fuel

Amit Malewar

High energy density transportation fuels remain essential to long distance transportation. However, scalable high energy density alternatives to fossil fuels remain challenging. Yet, microbial...

Cultivation of the unicellular red alga C. merolae in the laboratory
Environment

Scientists discovered a “switch” to increase starch accumulation in algae

Pranjal Malewar

In a new study, Tokyo Tech scientists have discovered a switch that can control the level of starch content in algae. The researchers demonstrated that starch...

Various combinations of algal species were grown in 80 cattle tanks in a federally funded biofuels experiment at the University of Michigan’s E.S. George Reserve near Pinckney, Mich. Each of the 290-gallon cattle tanks contains from one to four freshwater algal species. Image credit: Daryl Marshke, Michigan Photography
Technology

Turning algae into diesel fuel

Amit Malewar

Scientists at the University of Munich are working on a way to turn algae into diesel fuel. Of course, this will be the first...

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