Researchers want to produce energy with … bionic plants – BFMTV.COM

Adrian
BRANCO

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The bionic plants are they tomorrow? Scientists at the Linköping University in Sweden have succeeded in “wired” successfully the vascular system of a rose, paving the way for the integration of electronic circuits or in plant organisms. And “improvement” of our beloved plants.

Use the structures of the plant without killing

Insert the electronics in a plant without killing is not an easy task. This feat was made possible by the use of synthetic polymers able to not interfere negatively with the plant

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These polymers using existing structures – xylem vessels (the equivalent of the arteries), veins, leaves and chemical communication – to conduct an electrical signal. It took many years of research to develop a compound capable of self assembling in the plant to create an electrically conductive circuit 10 cm long. Wire whole plant should still take some time.

To collect and store solar energy

Create a circuit in a plant, it is fine but for what? According to Dr. Berggren questioned by Motherboard, “[...] we can place sensors in plants and use the energy stored in chlorophyll [to power], antennas create ‘green’ or produce new materials.” But more interestingly, the researcher is already exploring the field of energy: it would be creating a specialized unit within the plant that would be able to convert solar energy into chemical energy that would be easy to convert into electrical energy.

The use of such technology is not limited to the collection of energy, scientists also speak of environmental data collection or an alternative way to improve plants GMO

Hopefully, the experiences do not get out of hand too. store energy is good, it would create Monstroplantes a bit risky

Download the complete study at! PDF (Creative Commons license)

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Adrian BRANCO

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