Tag: algae
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Europe Eyes Space Food from Thin Air and Astronaut Urine
Europe’s Next Leap: Turning Air and Waste into Space Food As European space initiatives push toward sustained lunar outposts and eventual Mars missions, one stubborn obstacle remains: what to feed astronauts on long-duration trips. The answer may lie in turning everyday inputs—air components and even urine—into nourishing meals through advanced recycling and food-production technologies. Recycling…
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Photo Contest Reveals Hidden Beauty and Mystery in the Microscopic World
Unveiling a World Too Small to See Every year, the Nikon Small World photomicrography contest turns a scientific pastime into a celebration of art. Since 1975, photographers and scientists have pushed the boundaries of light microscopy to reveal landscapes, textures, and creatures so small that they are almost invisible to the naked eye. The 2024…
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MIT Engineers Unstick Cells on Demand With Bubble-Driven Detachment in Bioreactors
Revolutionizing cell adhesion in bioreactors and beyond MIT researchers have unveiled a scalable, high-throughput method to detach cells from surfaces on demand using electrochemically generated bubbles. Published in Science Advances, the approach could dramatically reduce downtime and waste across industries that rely on cell cultures, including algae bioreactors for carbon capture, pharmaceutical manufacturing, biofuels, biosensors,…
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MIT Engineers Solve Sticky-Cell Problem in Bioreactors
Overview: Tackling a universal bottleneck in cell-based production Bioreactors are central to modern manufacturing, from growing algae that aggressively absorb CO2 to producing biologic drugs and cell therapies. But a stubborn challenge—cells sticking to surfaces—limits performance across industries. This adhesion reduces light exposure in photobioreactors, disrupts harvesting, and triggers costly downtime for cleaning. A new…
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MIT Engineers Solve Sticky-cell Problem In Bioreactors And Other Industries
Introduction: A Simple Problem, Big Impact Bioreactors and related processes across industries—from algae farming in climate-friendly carbon capture efforts to manufacturing biologic drugs—face a stubborn obstacle: cells sticking to surfaces. This adhesion reduces light exposure in photobioreactors, clogs harvesting lines, and forces costly downtime for cleaning and sanitation. MIT researchers have now introduced a high-throughput,…