Theartificialleafis poised to be one of the next big find in energy . If we can learn to mimic the biologic chemical mechanism by which plants convert solar free energy into hydrogen , the sky is the point of accumulation . Millions of year of evolution have already proved the Charles Frederick Worth of photosynthesis , even if it ’s not all that effective in its natural state .
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And now researchershave create a bionanodevicethat not only mimics the mechanism of photosynthesis , but is doubly as effective . They modified the photosynthetic proteins find incyanobacteria — bacterium which pull in their energy through photosynthesis . They frankensteined together protein from Synechococcus sp . with those from Clostridium acetobutylicum using molecular wire to create a “ hybrid biological / constituent nanoconstruct ” that was more efficient than either on their own .
Modular , stable , and compromising , these construct could put up a crucial part of solar biofuel production , thanks to the feat of improving on their natural predecessors .
Top trope : Benthic Cyanobacteria viaUNC Wilmington
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