The algae does not need feeding, because it creates its own food as it photosynthesises. And despite the fact that photosynthesis requires light, the device can even continue producing power during ...

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The strain of algae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, being used for the experiment. In the dark? That’s not how we normally think of plants being grown. But it’s a method that could be used to grow algae ...

Algae are a key part of our ecosystem, as they literally create oxygen through photosynthesis (the process of using light energy from the Sun to generate carbohydrates). It cannot be stressed enough ...