A cross-institutional collaboration has developed a technique to repartition carbon resources from carbohydrates to lipids in microalgae. It is hoped that this method can be applied to biofuel ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. All-gas' installation for microalgae culture in its prototype plant. Credit: All-gas. (All-gas.) Biofuel has been touted as the ...

Microalgae biotechnology has emerged as a dynamic field that exploits these photosynthetic microorganisms for a wide range of sustainable applications. Owing to their rapid growth, high lipid content ...

Zinc oxide nanoparticles boost lipid production in Chlorella vulgaris, enhancing its potential as a biofuel source. (Nanowerk News) As global energy use continues to rise, the demand for renewable ...

Microalgae such as the diatom Odontella aurita and the green alga Tetraselmis striata are especially suitable as 'biofactories' for the production of sustainable materials for 3D laser printing due to ...

Microalgae have been used by the Chinese for medicinal and nutritional purposes for thousands of years in the belief they could cure almost any health condition. The idea that microalgae have ...

A detailed lipidomic comparison reveals that EPA and DHA are packaged very differently across marine sources, challenging the idea that all omega-3s are nutritionally equivalent. Study: Omega-3 Source ...

Biofuel has been touted as the cornerstone of a decarbonised future, but the complex supply chains and finite availability of waste lipids – historically the favoured feedstock – means that the sector ...

Engineers have developed a technique to repartition carbon resources from carbohydrates to lipids in microalgae. It is hoped that this method can be applied to biofuel production. A ...