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Plant fuels that could power a jet

Algae plus salt water equals ... fuel? At TEDxNASA@SiliconValley, Bilal Bomani reveals a self-sustaining ecosystem that produces biofuels -- without wasting arable land or fresh water.

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Algae plus salt water equals ... fuel? At TEDxNASA@SiliconValley, Bilal Bomani reveals a self-sustaining ecosystem that produces biofuels -- without wasting arable land or fresh water.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxNASA@SiliconValley, an independent event. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Read more about TEDx.

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Bilal Bomani runs NASA’s Greenlab research facility, where he is developing the next generation of biofuels.

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