CarpoolMania & Transportation Alternatives
Keeping roadways clear and our minds at ease...
CarpoolMania is a forum for discussion on the logistics and benefits of carpooling and taking various modes of public transportation. These days there is a wide array of ways to get to and fro, but most of us (Americans anyway) stick to the convenience of our personal vehicle. This group is to educate individuals interested in stepping out of their car a ...learn more
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Created: Oct 04, 2007
Updated: Nov 25, 2009
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Get ! Algae was founded to design bioreactors by biologically inspired
design, to build and operate them for (local) food production (algae). It
is located at Innopark, Zurich, in Switzerland. We are working to design low-priced
reactors to grow algae.
Algae are very efficient photosynthetic cell factories.
Bioreactors are complex systems composed of several sub-
systems, like light, reaction aera, gas exchange system etc.
Most existing designs of bioreactors are too expensive or (open
ponds) have a very low yield (0.1 g/litre/day). By following biolo-
gically inspired designs (biomimicry), we try to find ways to build
high efficiency bioreactors with high yield and sustainable materials.
Our second prototype is up and running and we started a few weeks
ago with a physicist with computer simulations (computional fluid
dynamics) to customise the model.
For an introduction, goto www.biomimicry.org/ (Case Studies)
www.algaterra.net/ (external links)
Below, you'll find some further keywords:
Biologically inspired designs
Design by nature
Sustainable design
The Biomimetics Network for Industrial Sustainability (Wiser Earth)