Electric algae. Global warming projection. Adolescent romance.

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• Energy Harvesting Journal joins worlwide media coverage of a Concordia study of alternative energy sources that has led to the development of a power cell that harnesses electrical energy from the photosynthesis and respiration of blue-green algae. The research was led by Muthukumaran Packirisamy, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
• LaMétropole.com mentions Concordia's involvement in the creation of an architectural projection about global warming, to mark the climate change conference in Paris. The projection of infographics and photos was built around climate change research findings from Concordia. It will be cast against the exterior walls of the Maison du développement durable, on St-Catherine near Saint-Laurent, during the evenings, today, tomorrow and Saturday.
• A Newswise release reports that William Bukowski, a professor in the Department of Psychology and director of the Centre for Research in Human Development, collaborated on a study from Florida Atlantic University of the impact on adolescents' behaviour of their romantic partners.

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