In this captivating episode of Intrigued to Innovate, host Dr Jovan Tan sits down with Naadiah Ibrahim, Aaryana Pradhan, and Pahaul Ahluwalia – three newly graduated mechanical engineers who boldly ventured into uncharted territory for their iDP final year project.

What began as an ambitious question – " What if nature's tiniest engineers could solve climate change?" – became a year-long journey filled with late-night lab sessions, unexpected breakthroughs, and resilience driven by a true passion.

Their project, Growth Optimisation of Cyanobacteria, uses microscopic organisms to develop an effective, efficient, and scalable platform for carbon capture, powered solely by sunlight and water. The true innovation lies not just in the science but in their choice to also extract phycobiliprotein (a valuable pigment), creating a financially  ...