First Man-Made Leaf! The Future has Changed.
Silk Leaf by Julian Melchiorri |
The future has arrived. And it arose from Julian Melchiorri's Silk Leaf project, which came out of a Royal College of Art's Innovation Design Engineering course.
He collaborated with Tufts University silk lab to suspend chloroplasts in a matrix made out of silk protein. And we are 'off to the races'!
Julian Melchiorri Silk Leaf Project |
What has transpired (my bad hort. pun) is astonishing...
Like real leaves, the Silk Leaf can produce oxygen if it is given light and a small amount of water.
chloroplasts suspended in silk protein |
The possibilities are tremendous! Below is a Leaf Light that gives off oxygen :
Julian Melchiorri's Leaf Light |
This is what he looks like - young!:
Julian Melchiorri |
The future has now changed! Here are what buildings will look like to our grandchildren:
A real 'Green building' |
And go here to see a the video of Julian explaining it all:
http://www.dezeen.com/2014/07/25/movie-silk-leaf-first-man-made-synthetic-biological-leaf-space-travel/
Jan, the silk leaf is fantastic! Thanks for spreading the word. I love your blog!
ReplyDeleteCathy - thanks so much..I love to get feedback. It keeps me going....
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