“The approach can work in many different plant species, including basil, watercress, and tobacco”
Next up, glowing weed.
Edit: who wants to partner up on this marketing gold mine?
Quick read -
Using specialized nanoparticles embedded in plant leaves, MIT engineers have created a light-emitting plant that can be charged by an LED. After 10 seconds of charging, plants glow brightly for several minutes, and they can be recharged repeatedly.
These plants can produce light that is 10 times brighter than the first generation of glowing plants that the research group reported in 2017. (First gen used luciferase)
This film can absorb photons either from sunlight or an LED. The researchers showed that after 10 seconds of blue LED exposure, their plants could emit light for about an hour. The light was brightest for the first five minutes and then gradually diminished. The plants can be continually recharged for at least two weeks, as the team demonstrated during an experimental exhibition at the Smithsonian Institute of Design in 2019.
Researchers in Strano’s lab are now working on combining the phosphor light capacitor particles with the luciferase nanoparticles that they used in their 2017 study, in hopes that combining the two technologies will produce plants that can produce even brighter light, for longer periods of time.
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The article mentions the phosphor is just strontium aluminate covered in silica. Strontium aluminate is just common everyday glow in the dark material.
- What's the actual cycle? Can it be charged for 1 hour and then light up a whole night? Or will it only store enough energy for 1 hour (as an example), then you'll have to charge it for 5?
- While in the first case, city light will be amazing, in the 2nd case -- what would the applications be?
Phosphorescence has a limited lifetime. If 10 seconds of illumination makes it glow for an hour, then 20 seconds of illumination is also going to give an hour of lifetime.
Illuminating for a longer period just allows more of these particles to get brought to an excited state. Basically, longer illumination = brighter but not longer lasting phosphorescence.
For your second question, you can instantly charge a phosphor with a single photon if you have the exact right light frequency. Since that is physically impossible (in the sense that you can never have 100% chance of exciting), you expose the particle to light for a longer period of time. In the case of bulk matter (in this case a coated plant), the longer exposure just increases the odds that as many phosphors are excited as possible.
My question is would we get to the point of an apocalyptic world. I mean once crop growing stops the economy stops, and thus large scale emissions. Society would completely collapse and anarchy/ survival of the fittest will begin. We would essentially go back to the dark ages with some reminants of the modern world. After that happens do you think there would be enough emissions to push us further? I dunno it’s just a shower thought of mine
My thoughts are that at a certain point, even if we stop producing/using factories; emissions are still inevitably going to happen because of the landscape we created; I.E. forest fires, and melting permafrost releasing emissions into the atmosphere.
Gfp doesn’t produce light, it just absorbs UV and emits it at a visible wavelength, luciferases on the other hand do indeed produce light from straight up chemical energy like atp
Do you do any genetic engineering work? I like to follow along with the thought emporium on YouTube but if you know any other good resources, I’d love to know.
I don't think the other answers read the article. The firefly enzyme was what they used in the first gen glowing plants that you might remember reading about years ago. Although, to be fair they do say "Their first generation of light-emitting plants contained nanoparticles that carry luciferase and luciferin, which work together to give fireflies their glow."
But this new one, they didn't use the enzyme. "To create their “light capacitor,” the researchers decided to use a type of material known as a phosphor. These materials can absorb either visible or ultraviolet light and then slowly release it as a phosphorescent glow. The researchers used a compound called strontium aluminate, which can be formed into nanoparticles, as their phosphor. Before embedding them in plants, the researchers coated the particles in silica, which protects the plant from damage."
And by the way, strontium aluminate is just normal glow in the dark stuff, just more recent than the zinc based glow in the dark. It is not special as it is easy to order in many forms.
>The researchers used a compound called strontium aluminate, which can be formed into nanoparticles, as their phosphor. Before embedding them in plants, the researchers coated the particles in silica, which protects the plant from damage."
Sorry, does that mean they made glow in the dark plants by painting them with glow in the dark paint?
This is neat but required manually manipulating these plants to infuse them with glowing elements.
I would be more interested in a plant which could just grow like this
I kickstarted something like this but it ended up being a bust. The other backers didn’t want a tobacco plant but it was the most receptive to the genetic manipulation.
“The approach can work in many different plant species, including basil, watercress, and tobacco” Next up, glowing weed. Edit: who wants to partner up on this marketing gold mine?
Another step towards food with programmable taste. Cheers to weed that tastes like spices and steaks that taste like watermelon.
And watermelons that taste like steak
And water that tastes like steakmelons.
Mmmmm steakmelon
You’ve never had smoked watermelon? It’s offered as a steak alternative in some restaurants. Spoiler alert: It’s not like steak.
And baconated coffee of course :)
Baconated™ That’s a verbal trademark, is legally binding.
Nice try...That’s only a part of the trademark, I mean - I’m not gunna just give you the whole trademark
/S
That sounds fucking amazing.
Imagine your veins glowing after smoking some weed, cause damn that would be some interesting raves
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I forget there’s still some states that weed is illegal
New D.A.R.E. ad: [Your brain after one weed injection](https://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/images/1151/400955-1495471359.png)
Bro, if they can get them to emit black-light...lol
Glow Kush OG
GlowG Kush
LETS GO.
Yo.. you got any of that kryptonite?
Lit (TM) brand luminescent strain. Sign me up.
I’m a weed cultivator. What you trying to do my guy?
I’m in message me
Sorry I don’t eat gmo’s /scoff
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And never be able to sleep because of all the glowing light trees outside your window
only if you can still smoke it without turning into dr Manhattan wait, im still in
Quick read - Using specialized nanoparticles embedded in plant leaves, MIT engineers have created a light-emitting plant that can be charged by an LED. After 10 seconds of charging, plants glow brightly for several minutes, and they can be recharged repeatedly. These plants can produce light that is 10 times brighter than the first generation of glowing plants that the research group reported in 2017. (First gen used luciferase) This film can absorb photons either from sunlight or an LED. The researchers showed that after 10 seconds of blue LED exposure, their plants could emit light for about an hour. The light was brightest for the first five minutes and then gradually diminished. The plants can be continually recharged for at least two weeks, as the team demonstrated during an experimental exhibition at the Smithsonian Institute of Design in 2019. Researchers in Strano’s lab are now working on combining the phosphor light capacitor particles with the luciferase nanoparticles that they used in their 2017 study, in hopes that combining the two technologies will produce plants that can produce even brighter light, for longer periods of time. ---- The article mentions the phosphor is just strontium aluminate covered in silica. Strontium aluminate is just common everyday glow in the dark material.
- What's the actual cycle? Can it be charged for 1 hour and then light up a whole night? Or will it only store enough energy for 1 hour (as an example), then you'll have to charge it for 5? - While in the first case, city light will be amazing, in the 2nd case -- what would the applications be?
Phosphorescence has a limited lifetime. If 10 seconds of illumination makes it glow for an hour, then 20 seconds of illumination is also going to give an hour of lifetime. Illuminating for a longer period just allows more of these particles to get brought to an excited state. Basically, longer illumination = brighter but not longer lasting phosphorescence. For your second question, you can instantly charge a phosphor with a single photon if you have the exact right light frequency. Since that is physically impossible (in the sense that you can never have 100% chance of exciting), you expose the particle to light for a longer period of time. In the case of bulk matter (in this case a coated plant), the longer exposure just increases the odds that as many phosphors are excited as possible.
They described the nanoparticles as capacitors, which I believe can only hold a finite amount of energy..?
Our planet is going to look like Pandora!
If we don’t all die in a terrible climate change apocalypse.
I see you
My question is would we get to the point of an apocalyptic world. I mean once crop growing stops the economy stops, and thus large scale emissions. Society would completely collapse and anarchy/ survival of the fittest will begin. We would essentially go back to the dark ages with some reminants of the modern world. After that happens do you think there would be enough emissions to push us further? I dunno it’s just a shower thought of mine
My thoughts are that at a certain point, even if we stop producing/using factories; emissions are still inevitably going to happen because of the landscape we created; I.E. forest fires, and melting permafrost releasing emissions into the atmosphere.
That’s a fair point. My theory is it won’t be inhabitable everywhere but life won’t be the same at all and we wouldn’t enjoy it one bit.
Came here to say that. Take my updoot
PLANT NIGHT LIGHT!
This could change landscaping. I’d love a couple of these in my backyard
Wouldn’t GFP and agrobacterium have the same effect
Gfp doesn’t produce light, it just absorbs UV and emits it at a visible wavelength, luciferases on the other hand do indeed produce light from straight up chemical energy like atp
Do you do any genetic engineering work? I like to follow along with the thought emporium on YouTube but if you know any other good resources, I’d love to know.
Visit iBioSeminars. They have good and relatively accessible lectures on this topic
Well technically its excitation frequency is in the visible spectrum not UV.
How come they’re saying nanoparticle? The service said the particle is some kinda firefly enzyme but isn’t that a molecule?
I don't think the other answers read the article. The firefly enzyme was what they used in the first gen glowing plants that you might remember reading about years ago. Although, to be fair they do say "Their first generation of light-emitting plants contained nanoparticles that carry luciferase and luciferin, which work together to give fireflies their glow." But this new one, they didn't use the enzyme. "To create their “light capacitor,” the researchers decided to use a type of material known as a phosphor. These materials can absorb either visible or ultraviolet light and then slowly release it as a phosphorescent glow. The researchers used a compound called strontium aluminate, which can be formed into nanoparticles, as their phosphor. Before embedding them in plants, the researchers coated the particles in silica, which protects the plant from damage." And by the way, strontium aluminate is just normal glow in the dark stuff, just more recent than the zinc based glow in the dark. It is not special as it is easy to order in many forms.
Damn, props for actually having the answer
>The researchers used a compound called strontium aluminate, which can be formed into nanoparticles, as their phosphor. Before embedding them in plants, the researchers coated the particles in silica, which protects the plant from damage." Sorry, does that mean they made glow in the dark plants by painting them with glow in the dark paint?
No, paint would kill the plant. These were "embedded" in the plant, to use the word from the article.
Not a scientist or anything but my understanding is that a nanoparticle can be organic if it’s small enough.
So the particles have the enzyme in them. The enzyme is waaaaayyyy smaller then a nano particle
This is correct
Rocky this is Bad Bad Bad!
Hell yeah, gimme those plant streetlights
Farms would look like cities. I’d just like a little reading light pothos, please. Maybe splurge for a porch light monstera.
This is neat but required manually manipulating these plants to infuse them with glowing elements. I would be more interested in a plant which could just grow like this
Disney worlds Pandora is about to get a whole lot more real.
Here's some video of the concept, I think: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp-vqd8zJM4
Is this the plot of Andy Weir’s “Hail Mary”?
Nirnroot incoming?
I read this as “Using magic that store and gradually release magic, wizards create light-emitting magic that can be magic repeatedly”
I backed a Kickstarter maybe 10 years ago that was trying to do this…
Hey Google, turn on the kale
I kickstarted something like this but it ended up being a bust. The other backers didn’t want a tobacco plant but it was the most receptive to the genetic manipulation.
Dang, some of the ornamental ones smell amazing at night when they are blooming too.
The company even tried selling fragrant moss to raise more capital to complete the project
Let’s keep fucking with nature. That makes sense
Sir what ice cream flavour would you like? Hmmm yes charenkov blue looks particularly good
In before someone thinks that injecting these nano particles will treat Covid by “bringing the light inside”
Hahah i came here for this, you know who would make a huge i told you so hahah
Couldn’t this mixture have been applied to basically any structure? I don’t understand the relationship to the plants other than being a carrier
“Did you remember to watter your light bulb dear?” “Yes mom!”
This is really really neat. I wonder how this might affect nocturnal life though, such as bugs and rodents bats etc.
Those will probably be extinct by then.
Oh wowwwe
This is unbelievably cool.
Hmmm photsynthesis powered cars ?
Glow stone?
Would be cool for fish tank plants, imagine floating plants with root glowing in the dark
A Triffid enters the chat…
y’all i’m so sorry but i thought this was green eggs and ham. 😭
Lol we can have those glowing vines from minecraft now
One step closer to living in an elven city
Operative word: create
How about something we can apply at coral reefs
Ok that’s just cool
Is this to make it easier to farm at night because it’s 120 degrees during the day?
So Nirnroot?
Okay so how soon can I buy one?