A tsakiyar shekarun 2010, Dr. Scott Fulbright da Dr. Stevan Albers, ɗaliban digirin digirgir a Shirin Kwayoyin Halitta da Kwayoyin Halitta a Jami'ar Jihar Colorado, suna da ra'ayin da ke da ban sha'awa na ɗaukar fasahar kere-kere, amfani da ilimin halittu don noman kayan aiki, da kuma amfani da shi don kayayyakin yau da kullun. Fulbright yana tsaye a wurin katin gaisuwa lokacin da tunanin ƙirƙirar tawada daga algae ya zo masa a rai.
Yawancin tawada an yi su ne da sinadarin petrochemical, amma amfani da algae, wata fasaha mai dorewa, don maye gurbin kayayyakin da aka samo daga man fetur, zai haifar da mummunan tasirin carbon. Albers ya sami damar ɗaukar ƙwayoyin algae ya mayar da su launin fata, wanda suka yi shi don ƙirƙirar tsarin tawada na asali wanda za a iya bugawa.
Fulbright da Albers sun kafa Living Ink, wani kamfanin biomaterials da ke Aurora, CO, wanda ke samar da tawada mai launin baƙi mai kyau ga muhalli. Fulbright yana aiki a matsayin Shugaba na Living Ink, tare da Albers a matsayin Babban Jami'in Gudanarwa.
Lokacin Saƙo: Maris-07-2023
