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Algae Biodiesel: It's $33 a Gallon, article in GreenTech Media

Algae biofuel startup Solix, for instance, can produce biofuel from algae right now, but it costs about $32.81 a gallon, said Bryan Wilson, a co-founder of the company and a professor at Colorado State University. The production cost is high because of the energy required to circulate gases and other materials inside the photo bioreactors where the algae grow. It also takes energy to dry out the biomass, and Solix uses far less water than other companies.
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Featured Video: Viswanathan Bringi

Dr. Bringi's research is focused on advanced weather radar techniques for remote sensing of precipitation and severe storms, specifically flash floods, severe hail or tornadic super cell storms. Dr. Bringi uses the polarization state of electromagnetic waves to look at the shapes and orientation of particles in thunderstorms. These new radar techniques are applicable to automobile, aircraft and defense radars, providing much opportunity for future work in this field.