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Michigan State University researchers discover scattered light boosts algae production

Michigan State University researchers discover scattered light boosts algae production

July 30, 2026 |

In Michigan, algae are increasingly being explored as sustainable “living factories” that can convert sunlight and carbon dioxide into renewable fuels, plastics, pharmaceuticals and other valuable products.  Now, researchers at Michigan State University have developed a fiber-optic-inspired technology that distributes sunlight more evenly throughout algae cultivation systems, increasing biomass productivity by as much as six […]

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