By merging a light producing compound with plants, a team of Dutch engineers envisions illuminating city streets with trees that glow at night.
http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and...t-our-streets/
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By merging a light producing compound with plants, a team of Dutch engineers envisions illuminating city streets with trees that glow at night.
http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and...t-our-streets/
Cool, but what's the cost in dollars and energy to create these trees?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lummy
This is the kind of innovation that would make electric cars viable, in my opinion.
For bioluminescent trees? Once created they will grow like any other tree.Quote:
Originally Posted by donttread
Just a lot gayer.
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Originally Posted by donttread
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Why your streetlights won't be replaced by glowing trees any time soon.
Neither the biochemistry nor the energetics seem to work out.
"There's just one small problem: as planed the plants won't glow. At least not without a fertilizer that costs $200 a gram. Even if the team were to overcome this hitch, trees would probably never generate enough light to do away with a street lamp."
They are more like nightlights. :grin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Trumpster
Then compare that cost to the cost for the electricity and infrastructure to light city streets.Quote:
Originally Posted by donttread
Interesting point. I wasn't sure if you could mess with DNA that much and not produce sterile trees.Quote:
Originally Posted by MisterVeritis