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[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 20 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Just to be clear, they are not adding algae. They are adding binders produced by algae.

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

For a second I was hoping they’d bioengineered stromatolite.

[–] A_A@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

Yes, you said it right :

The oil from one freshwater green microalga, Haematococcus pluvialis, showed the most resistance to permanent deformation under simulated traffic-induced stress, plus it was the most resistant to moisture-induced damage.

[–] MotoAsh@piefed.social 5 points 5 hours ago

"eco-friendlier asphalt"

"safer arsenic"