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UC Berkley scientists talk about their research on converting carbon in tobacco to fuel.

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I am proposing a new solution to the algae biofuel industry. Using electrical stimulation, I have created biodiesel from algae for $0.96/gallon. Come view this presentation of my project

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Mass spectrometry resources at EMSL helped researchers develop a new biosensor that includes fluorescent proteins embedded in a diatom shell that alter their glow when they are exposed to a particular substance. - http://www.emsl.pnnl.gov/news/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=350

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Life Technologies has announced the launch of GeneArt® Precision TALs, generally referred to as TAL effector proteins (TALE), which will allow... - http://www.algaeindustrymagazine.com/geneart®-precision-tals/?utm_source=feedburner

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Scientists engineer the E.Coli to produce methyl ketones - high cetane numbers make them good candidates of biofuels but they have a high melting point which is an unfavorable fuel property. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120314101245.htm

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Through extensive testing I've performed over the last 2 months, I've concluded that the method of Low Energy Voltaic Impulse(LEVI) destroys specific protein channels along the cell wall membrane, allowing for lipid bodies (and some cytoplasmic fluids) to be secreted by the cell. By pumping this device with 120 gallons of water I was able to produce 4.35 Liters of lipid bodies which converted to 4.1 Liters of diesel fuel via transesterification. To run down 2 D cell batteries, I needed to perform this test 82 times producing just over 90 gallons of diesel fuel, and the lowest cost fuel conversion price of $0.03

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Andreas Mershin, a research scientist in the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms, noticed that while most of the pines had bare trunks and a canopy of branches only at the very top, a few had small branches all the way down the length of the trunk, capturing any sunlight that trickled down from above. He decided to create a microscopic forest on a chip, with PS-I coating his “trees” from top to bottom.

Turning that insight into a practical device took years of work, but in the end Mershin was able to create a tiny forest of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires as well as a sponge-like titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanostructure coated with the light-collecting material derived from bacteria. The nanowires not only served as a supporting structure for the material, but also as wires to carry the flow of electrons generated by the molecules down to the supporting layer of material, from which it could be connected to a circuit. “It’s like an electric nanoforest,” he says.

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It's very relevant to show numerous graphics in the description of how I go about lipid production through electrical impulsing so I have a link to my website where I've posted a blog about this process.

To view the page, Click on "Blog" in the top right and Select "LIPID VACUOLE FUSION AND L.E.V.I."

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Sewage-eating algae used to treat wastewater in test project | The Tribune & SanLuisObispo.com - http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/01/25/1922687/algae-wastewater-clean-sewage.html

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