I hope this works. A decade ago I submitted glowing microbes to the epa but they blocked it. My read from going through that was that it was politically impossible. Hopefully times have changed.
Edit: my microbes were gmo, these are not, so no epa rules. Good luck to them!
Why all the bother with 3d-printed gel shapes? Why not just use a mat of these things, all glowing, and then put it behind an LCD panel. Then you can have moving pictures without all the bother of 3d printing.
Then you can take the next step and both their apparent output further by replacing the algae with tiny blue LED modules.
Light without electricity? Glowing algae could make it possible
(colorado.edu)82 points by geox 6 May 2026 | 25 comments
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The circle of light! Perpetual illumination! Let the algae do photosynthesis using their own light output as energy!
What's happening, chemically? Let's see ... it's luciferin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Luciferin_Light_Emission_... Isn't that CO2 being emitted on the right, there?
Edit: my microbes were gmo, these are not, so no epa rules. Good luck to them!
I have a genetically engineered luminescent petunia plant. It’s neat, but a ways off from being useful for anything.
Then you can take the next step and both their apparent output further by replacing the algae with tiny blue LED modules.
(No I don’t go to any parties)