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A Really Green Lamp

  • June 5, 2013
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

In 2012, French biochemist Pierre Calleja invented a street lamp powered by bright green mixotrophic algae, single-celled organisms that turn sunlight and carbon dioxide into energy. The lamps could help clean the air of pollutants — and create light from them.

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