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The Nanopowers of Spinach

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i-yam-what-i-yam-and-that's-all-that-i-yam dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "Ohio University physicists have used a simple molecule of chlorophyll taken from spinach to develop a complex nanobiological switch. They used a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) to image chlorophyll-a and then injected it with a single electron to manipulate the molecule into four positions. The researchers say this biological switch might be used in future applications for green energy, technology and medicine. Read more for additional pictures and references about this spinach-based biological switch."

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  1. I'm psychic... The replies will be... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    • 90% bitching about Roland
    • 8% Popeye jokes
    • 1.99999% GNAA Trolls
    • 0.00001% discussion of article
  2. A biological switch based on spinach... by 10100111001 · · Score: 3, Funny

    It could be used to build a robotic popeye.

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    1 voice in a sea of voices
  3. Green Energy! by rolfwind · · Score: 3, Funny
    The researchers say this biological switch might be used in future applications for green energy...


    Indeed!