Comments on: ‘Synthetic tree’ claims to catch carbon in the air http://technoccult.net/archives/2009/07/13/synthetic-tree-claims-to-catch-carbon-in-the-air/ A General Interest Blog for Weirdos Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:02:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Trevor Blake http://technoccult.net/archives/2009/07/13/synthetic-tree-claims-to-catch-carbon-in-the-air/comment-page-1/#comment-309749 Trevor Blake Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:50:15 +0000 http://renegadefuturist.com/?p=7425#comment-309749 http://www.scientificblogging.com/news_articles/nanoscale_forests_and_artificial_leaf_road_green_energy An international team of researchers has modified chlorophyll from an alga so that it resembles the extremely efficient light antennae of bacteria. The team was then able to determine the structure of these light antennae. This is the first step to converting sunlight into energy using an artificial leaf. http://www.scientificblogging.com/news_articles/nanoscale_forests_and_artificial_leaf_road_green_energy

An international team of researchers has modified chlorophyll from an alga so that it resembles the extremely efficient light antennae of bacteria. The team was then able to determine the structure of these light antennae. This is the first step to converting sunlight into energy using an artificial leaf.

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