Tobacco Plants Engineered To Grow Synthetic Solar Cells.
Popular Science (1/25, Dillow) reports that researchers at UC Berkeley have "genetically programmed a virus that can infect a tobacco crop," and "causes the plant to manufacture artificial chromosphores, tiny structures that turn sunlight into high-powered electrons." This development could eventually mean "an environmentally safe manufacturing process for potentially limitless solar cells – as well as a healthy catalyst for tobacco farming." However, Popular Science notes, "the UCB researchers haven't actually demonstrated that the cells can turn light into usable electricity yet. While it's easy to get caught up in green excitement, it will likely take years before consumer devices...are powered by these naturally grown synthetic solar cells."
'배움의 기쁨 > 신기술 동향' 카테고리의 다른 글
| Project To Map Sunflower DNA. (0) | 2010.02.04 |
|---|---|
| NASA To Unveil Puffin Aircraft. (0) | 2010.02.04 |
| Report On Haiti Devastation Cites Poor Building Practices. (0) | 2010.02.02 |
| Indonesian Test Rocket Crashes Into Prawn Farm. (0) | 2010.02.02 |
| Researchers Using 3D Graphics Chips To Improve Speed Of Medical Imagin (0) | 2010.02.02 |