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  The bionic leaf is one step closer to reality Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-06-08 08:53 -0500
    Re: The bionic leaf is one step closer to reality jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-06-08 19:17 +0000

#583810 — The bionic leaf is one step closer to reality

The bionic leaf is one step closer to reality
> https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601641/a-big-leap-for-an-artificial-leaf/


> Nocera’s research is distinct from the work being carried out by the
> Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, a U.S. Department of
> Energy-funded program that seeks to use inorganic catalysts, rather
> than bacteria, to convert hydrogen and carbon dioxide to liquid fuel.
> According to Dick Co, who heads the Solar Fuels Institute at
> Northwestern University, the innovation of the new system lies not
> only in its superior performance but also in its fusing of two
> usually separate fields: inorganic chemistry (to split water) and
> biology (to convert hydrogen and carbon dioxide into fuel). “What’s
> really exciting is the hybrid approach” to artificial photosynthesis,
> says Co. “It’s exciting to see chemists pairing with biologists to
> advance the field.”

   Small steps, Elle... small steps

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Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> The bionic leaf is one step closer to reality

Will it have a TV show?


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Jim Pennino

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