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Photovoltaic Cell from Plant Proteins

Posted by timothy on from the apollo-powered-popeye-approved dept.

TheSync writes "FuturePundit has a story about work at MIT to develop a photovoltaic cell from spinach chloroplast proteins to generate electricity. These cells convert 12% of the light energy into electricity, and researchers hope to reach 20% efficiency, better than commercial silicon solar cells."

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  1. That's nothing. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I've got a charcoal grill built entirely out of hamburger and frankfurters. To my knowledge it's the first edible grill that cooks itself.