JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Now this could provide some truly green power. A pair of Missouri universities and electric companies announced plans Friday to use the carbon dioxide pollution from ...

University of Cambridge researchers successfully used algae to power a computer chip for six months. The blue-green algae perform photosynthesis and generate a small electrical current that “interacts ...

In the past, Venetians have looked upon algae as their scumbag enemy, but now they're hoping to tame the plants to satisfy the historic Italian seaport's energy needs. Will algae provide the ultimate ...

A team of researchers at the University of Cambridge successfully replaced a battery with algae to provide continuous power to a microprocessor. The tiny system is roughly the same size as an AA ...

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The final version of the Clean Power Plan includes a carrot for companies that use algae, or other processes, to turn captured carbon dioxide into biofuels and other products. If you can prove it ...

One of the longest-running promises in alternative energy is that someday, humble algae will fuel our cars, trucks and planes. Algae make a lot of oil when they're eating up sunlight and the nutrients ...

Scientists have used algae to power a low-energy computer chip for six months. Researchers from the University of Cambridge sealed a colony of cyanobacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae, inside ...

Both solar and wind power are creative ideas that may one day prove to be of value, but sadly, after 40 years of concerted efforts, they’ve thus far not delivered on the promise. Four long decades of ...