(Photo : Joe Raedle / Staff) For the first time, researchers from the University of Rochester and Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands used 3D printers and a novel bioprinting method to transform algae into tough and versatile living photosynthetic materials. (Photo : Unsplash) The material has a wide range of uses in the oil, medical, and fashion industries. The study is published in the journal Advance Functional Materials. (Photo : Cambridge University) Snows in some parts of Antarctica are turning green from blooms of algae thriving in the snow. Green snow algae grow mostly on Antarctic coastlines, in areas where it is warmer.