As biofuels continue to present challenges, microalgae are gaining momentum as a biofuel energy crop. Researchers show how a combination of monochromatic red and blue LED illumination on one type of ...

Sunlight allows green algae to do more than just carry out photosynthesis. Some unicellular algae actually use light to switch the adhesion of their flagella to surfaces on and off - a phenomenon ...

AI analysis of 20 years of satellite data shows floating macroalgae blooms expanding worldwide, with rapid growth beginning around 2008–2010. Researchers used deep learning and high-performance ...

At the end of Gourrier Avenue, a stone’s throw from Alex Box Stadium, LSU researchers are working on a new tool that could transform the industry for a microscopic organism: algae. Maria Teresa ...

Algae is one of the hottest new biofuel materials, with over a dozen companies attempting to make the slimy stuff a viable feedstock. Most of them rely on the natural simplicity of the organism–sun ...