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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. Obligatory by linkedlinked · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Possible bio-fuel based on Spinach... I'm thinking Popeye was onto something.

  2. Old news by ThiagoHP · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Popeye knew of the powers of spinach many decades before. I just don't wanna know what Olive Oyl thinks about it.