Electric algae.

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• The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) reprises a widely-distributed release describing a Concordia study of alternative energy sources that has led to the development of a power cell capable of drawing electrical energy from the photosynthesis and respiration of blue-green algae. The research, published in the journal Technology, was led by Muthukumaran Packirisamy, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

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