Algae Lamp: Cole & Rafa 7C

We decided to make an algae lamp. Now, what is this you might ask? Well,
an algae lamp is a container with algae and water that uses photosynthesis and carbon dioxide to power itself. The lamp is able to capture carbon dioxide and sunlight, and form it into an algae battery to power the lamp and light it up. The lamp not only doesn’t use electricity and doesn’t produce carbon dioxide but instead does the opposite. The lamp takes in carbon dioxide, and then converts it into oxygen, just like trees. This new and incredibly great energy source could have a serious impact on the future world. We could use algae in the future to power cars, planes, etc. Instead of killing our environment, we'd make it better. We were inspired to do this project because we found it incredible that we have created an all-new energy source that could be used to help our world’s climate drastically in the future. It also interested us that we could light up our streets with only algae, and be helping our world as well. One challenge we faced was figuring out how the algae would connect with the lamp to make a sort of circuit for them so the light and carbon dioxide can pass through and let out oxygen, to start the cycle and charge the algae battery. The answers are not clear to the public yet, but we’re catching on. If we had more time, I think we could have figured it out. If we had advice for other people, we would tell them everything we learned, and how you could go off from what’s available, and try and piece things together to solve it. This project didn't cost anything yet because we got the algae naturally from Aquatic Park, and weren’t able to finish it with the time we had.

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/34149776/ns/technology_and_science-future_of_energy/t/paper-thin-batteries-made-algae/#.XOV_Io7Yr8khttp://www.nbcnews.com/id/34149776/ns/technology_and_science-future_of_energy/t/paper-thin-batteries-made-algae/#.XOV_Io7Yr8k

https://inhabitat.com/living-microalgae-lamp-absorbs-co2-from-the-air/

http://sustainable-nano.com/2015/03/03/algae-lamps/

http://b4tea.com/information/diy-algae-powered-lamp-how-to-make-it-at-home/