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New "Bionic" Leaf Is Roughly 10 Times More Efficient Than Natural Photosynthesis
A tree's leaf, a blade of grass, a single algal cell: all make fuel from the simple combination of water, sunlight and carbon dioxide through photosynthesis. Now scientists say they have replicated—and improved on—that trick with their own “bionic leaf.” Chemist Daniel Nocera of Harvard University and his team joined forces with synthetic biologist Pamela Silver of Harvard Medical School and her team to craft a kind of living battery, which they call a bionic leaf for its melding of biology and technology.
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Now it's time to make them self replicating so we can send a batch to Mars and watch the transforming begin :)