Dr. Paul Simon, the county Department of Public Health's chief science officer, said Friday the county will receive 312,000 doses of vaccine this week, including 53,700 doses of the newly authorized single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Los Angeles County has reported 16 additional cases of the coronavirus-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, bringing the total cases of MIS-C in L.A. County to 116 children, including one child death.
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March 5, 2021 5:42 PM
A diver attaches seaweed to a prototype of a device called the “kelp elevator.” (USC Photo/David Ginsburg)
Could cars, trucks and planes be fueled by seaweed one day?
Researchers at USC s Wrigley Institute on Catalina Island have been testing an innovative method of growing kelp that could make that a reality, by dramatically speeding up the algae s growth process.
Kelp is considered a viable source of renewable energy. Unlike other biofuels, it doesn t take pesticides or fertilizer to produce, and it s naturally fast-growing. But up until now,
there hasn t been a way to cultivate enough of it to make it cost-competitive with fossil fuels.
Climate Change
Updated
Published
March 5, 2021 5:42 PM
A diver attaches seaweed to a prototype of a device called the “kelp elevator.” (USC Photo/David Ginsburg)
Could cars, trucks and planes be fueled by seaweed one day?
Researchers at USC s Wrigley Institute on Catalina Island have been testing an innovative method of growing kelp that could make that a reality, by dramatically speeding up the algae s growth process.
Kelp is considered a viable source of renewable energy. Unlike other biofuels, it doesn t take pesticides or fertilizer to produce, and it s naturally fast-growing. But up until now,
there hasn t been a way to cultivate enough of it to make it cost-competitive with fossil fuels.