Taiwanese researchers have come up with the elegant idea of replacing streetlights with trees, by implanting their leaves with gold nanoparticles. This causes the leaves to give off a red glow, lighting the road for passersby without the need for electric power. This ingenious triple threat of an idea could simultaneously reduce carbon emissions, cut electricity costs and reduce light pollution, without sacrificing the safety that streetlights bring. As many good things do, this discovery came about by accident when the researchers were trying to create lighting as efficient as LEDs without using the toxic, expensive phosphor powder that LEDs rely on. The gold nanoparticles, shaped like sea urchins, put into the leaves of Bacopa caroliniana plants cause chlorophyll to produce the reddish luminescence. In an added bonus, the luminescence will cause the leaves’ chloroplasts to photosynthesize, which will result in more carbon being captured from the air while the streets are lit. The next steps are to improve the efficiency of the bioluminescence and apply the technology to other biomolecules. Source --- When can I inject these into my ass? I want it to glow
It's be interesting and great at certain locations but if you have too many of those around, who's going to sleep when the night is so bright.
That is one interesting research, considering that the carbon foot print is increasing intensively, it is vital to keep it as low as possible. I agree, if this was planted in many places it could become a disturbance to the community, but it can bring lots of benefit.
Pretty cool .. no objection here .. there's something we call "curtain" for ppl who don't like the brightness.
