the project demonstrates how household items can serve as sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based plastics.
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cork and algae compose biodegradable vegan slippers you can bake at home
Posted by judy82 218 days ago (https://www.designboom.com)
Largest protein in nature discovered in algae toxin
Posted by ArielTechGeek 263 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Scientists have discovered the largest known protein in biology. Given the fun name of PKZILLA-1, the protein was found in algae cells and helps them make toxins that are responsible for mass killings of fish.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Protein, World's Largest, UC San Diego, Algae, toxic, Chemistry
Watch: World’s smallest chariot pulled along by single-celled algae
Posted by ArielTechGeek 291 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
From dog sleds to horse-drawn carts, animals have been pulling vehicles for thousands of years. Now, scientists at the University of Tokyo have made what might be the smallest version ever, designing microscopic vehicles that can be pulled by single-celled algae.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Algae, Micro-organisms, Microtechnology, University of Tokyo, Vehicle, Machine
Algae cells recruited to serve as bowel-disease-treating robots
Posted by ArielTechGeek 306 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
If you suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a pill full of tiny algae robots may be just what you need. The bio-hybrid microrobots have already been shown to reduce symptoms and promote healing in IBD-afflicted lab mice.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Colitis, Algae, Inflammatory, Treatment
translating digital input into the biological realm, algae alight explores the potential of bioluminescent algae as a living medium.
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french startup ‘paradoxal surfboards’ integrates sargassum algae into its 3D-printed surfboard as an alternative to the conventional petroleum use to make the board.
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Material made of live glowing algae could be used in stress sensors
Posted by ArielTechGeek 554 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Whether they're in machines, buildings or aircraft, it's always helpful to know if components are undergoing mechanical stress. A new material could quickly and easily let inspection personnel know, utilizing integrated glowing algae.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: UC San Diego, Algae, Luminescent, Stress
Toxic blue-green algae may be no match for new antibacterial sponge
Posted by ArielTechGeek 637 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Commonly known as blue-green algae, toxic cyanobacteria can harm humans and wildlife alike when their populations soar in lakes or rivers. A newly developed sponge, however, could soon help bring such harmful algal blooms under control.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: American Chemical Society, Hunan University, Algae, Cyanobacteria, Water
EcoLogicStudio turns algae into air-purifying biopolymer "tree"
Posted by Ronnie 714 days ago (https://www.dezeen.com)
Algae-focused design practice EcoLogicStudio has turned its subject into a biodegradable biopolymer, from which it has "grown" a 3D-printed, 10-metre-tall tree that carries out photosynthesis. Read more
with ISPA (improvise, scavenge, protect, adapt), nike reforms old shoes with bio materials like algae, a take informed by circularity.
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