We did it

After months of work, we Unicorns are proud to announce that we have created a yeast strain capable of generating hydrogen from sunlight or waste biomass (as long as it isn't corn). We're in the process of revising the paper we submitted to Nature, but as of this morning we already got the attention of CNN. More details to come, in the mean time check out our CNN interview.

UotH: The Mission Patch

Michael, our Dutch ambassador here at UotH, has designed a jawsome NASA-style patch for our ongoing mission to design hydrogen-producing microbes. Coming soon the lab coat and flame-retardant jumpsuit of a Unicorn near you.

Official-looking Image Negates Entire Field of Research

The following image has been floating around the internet, most recently on reddit.com:



As I was about to quit research and join the circus, I realized that biological systems could be engineered to be efficient sources of hydrogen. The numbers in the image seem arguable at best, made up at worst. As of right now I've put the clown option on hold and decided to focus on pro-biohydrogen graphic design instead:



I feel better already.

P.S. According to Wikipedia the image originated from Tesla Motors, makers of non-hydrogen cars.