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Algae-boosted
Animal
Anthropomorphism
Anti-Continuous Construction
Apocalypse
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Artificial Intelligence
Autopoiesis
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Asymmetry
Atrophy
Attraction
Autarchy
Automata
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Autosymbiosis
Bambassador
Bathyscaphe
Bioconurbation
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Bionics
Biosphere
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By-product
Capacity
Actant
Coisolation
Composting
Conservative Surgery
Consumer Envelope
Consumption
Continuous Construction
Conurbation
Correalism
Cultural_Memory
Cybernetics
Cybertecture
Cyborg
Dispositif
Diving Saucer
Dross
Earthship
Ecocatastrophe
Effluvium
Egosphere
End-use
Entanglement
Eutopia
Feedback
Foam
Folk
Gadget
Garbage House
Green Cyborg
Heuristic
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Holism
Homogenization of Desire
Hostile
Human Affect
Hybridized Folk
Hydroponic
Hyper-Materialism
Information Economy
Inner Space
Interama
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Maque
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Min-use
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Multi-Hinge
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Organic
Ouroboros
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Parasite
Perceived Continuation
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Place
Prototype
Post-Animal
Reclamation
RI: Data Farms
RI: Garbage and Animals
RI:Shipbreaking
RI: Toxic Sublime
Sampling
Scale
Sensing Structure
Simulacrum
Simulation
Soft Energy
Spaceship Earth
Submersible
Superwindow
Symbiosis
Synthetic Environment
Technocratic
Technological Heredity
Technological Sublime
Telechirics
The Sublime
Thermal Panel
Actant
Thing-Power
Thinking Machines
Tool
Toxic Withdrawal
Turbulence
UV-Transparent Film
Vibrant Matter
Waste
Work

Algae-boosted

Algae represent a large group of different organisms from different phylogenetic groups, representing many taxonomic divisions. In general algae can be referred to as plant-like organisms that are usually photosynthetic and aquatic, but do not have true roots, stems, leaves, vascular tissue and have simple reproductive structures. They are distributed worldwide in the sea, in freshwater and in moist situations on land. These tiny creatures could contribute to fuel production, they produce natural oils which can be turned into a wide range of hydrocarbon fuels including diesel and kerosene.1 In Autonomy, Peter Harper talks about ways of reducing dependency on external sources of supply,1: reducing human consumption, 2:make better use of what is available, getting an equal benefit for less input, 3: find alternative resources. The idea of developing Algae-boosted methane production is one example that could apply into kitchen when design an autonomous unit, since cooking requires relatively small quantities of high-density heat, and methane gas is specified for it. Within an autonomous unit, methane gas produce only from the waste is unlikely to be enough for cooking needs. The proposal of Algae-boosted methane production system is to fix extra carbon through growing algae on the sewage effluent in a transparent tank. The algae can then themselves be used for methane production.2 However, consider this system will bring more trouble more than it’s worth apply it in a home is not practical.

1: https://thisscienceiscrazy.wordpress.com. Accessed April 28, 2015.
2: Peter Harper, “Autonomy II: Means of Autonomy” in Godfrey Boyle & Peter Harper (Eds), Radical Technology, (New York: Pantheon Books, 1976), p. 141.