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- 12 Tides kelp chips aim to rebalance the ocean Tue, 4 Oct 22, 3:30amAs consumers, we make choices every day. At the grocery store, food decisions can evolve around dietary restrictions, packaging, convenience, preferences and the environment. One snack brand tries to bring that all together...
- 3D-printed kelp chair is made of recycled fishing nets Tue, 14 Jun 22, 5:30amBioplastics can be made of many different materials, but furniture made of fishing nets? That's the vision of the Kelp Collection from Interesting Times Gang...
- First test of tropical seaweed farming for biofuels production begins off Puerto Rico Sat, 15 May 21, 3:00pm"Facilitating research of this nature will be key for the development of sustainable aquaculture in this area," says Roberson. "We have tested similar farm designs in New England and Alaska, but this will be the first test...
- Seaweed pavilion encourages environmental conservation at WEF Wed, 5 Feb 20, 2:30amIn the landlocked Swiss town of Davos-Klosters, German designer Julia Lohmann has brought multi-sensory elements of the sea to guests of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 50th Annual Meeting...
- Carbon-negative snack company AKUA offers kelp jerky and pasta Thu, 23 Jan 20, 4:30amAmidst the growing awareness about our planet’s climate crisis, there is now a burgeoning need for more sustainable food resources. In recent years, seaweed has been quite a catch for health-conscious consumers, in turn,...
- Startup is developing kelp farms in the open ocean to make carbon-neutral biofuel Sat, 2 Sep 17, 1:50amCould a robotic kelp farm offer an alternative fuel for cars or jets? The founders behind Marine BioEnergy hope so. The startup will soon begin testing a prototype of their kelp elevator, a farm that can move up and down...
- Crowdfunded 3D Ocean Farms Could Help Restore the Health of the Seas Thu, 11 Jul 13, 1:35amThe world's oceans are experiencing a tough time. Overfishing, acidification from climate change, pollution, and dead zones have all become major challenges to the health of aquatic ecosystems around the globe. While the...
- Julia Lohmann Creates Beautiful Lamps Out of Laser-Cut Kelp Seaweed Fri, 26 Oct 12, 5:00amIt seems that kelp can do just about anything. From stabilizing and thickening foods to fertilizing plants, this giant algae has a million different applications. But who could have thought it would make an attractive addition...
- Radiation from Fukushima Disaster Found in California Kelp Wed, 11 Apr 12, 3:20amKelp Leaves photo from Shutterstock Ghost ships aren’t the only remnants of Japan’s March 2011 tsunami that are washing up on the shores of North America...