Comments on: New Solar Cell Pulls Electricity Out of Chopped-up Plants http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/02/06/harnessing-the-potential-of-grass-clippings-new-solar-cell-powered-by-mulch/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Mark Perry http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/02/06/harnessing-the-potential-of-grass-clippings-new-solar-cell-powered-by-mulch/#comment-31560 Mark Perry Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:26:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=34730#comment-31560 This is exciting. Maybe one day we will be able to plug into our fount yard and create power for our home without chopping up the clipping. This is exciting. Maybe one day we will be able to plug into our fount yard and create power for our home without chopping up the clipping.

]]> By: Sarah Zhang http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/02/06/harnessing-the-potential-of-grass-clippings-new-solar-cell-powered-by-mulch/#comment-31559 Sarah Zhang Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:18:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=34730#comment-31559 @CJSF That's usually true, so what's interesting about this paper is that they've found way to keep the proteins involved in photosynthesis still functional even *after* the plant is dead. @CJSF That’s usually true, so what’s interesting about this paper is that they’ve found way to keep the proteins involved in photosynthesis still functional even *after* the plant is dead.

]]> By: torres http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/02/06/harnessing-the-potential-of-grass-clippings-new-solar-cell-powered-by-mulch/#comment-31558 torres Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:36:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=34730#comment-31558 "stabilizing powder" eh? haha. sounds like magic dust. Give us tinkerers a hint on how to make the magic dust and you will really help the world..... Pretty please. : ) “stabilizing powder” eh? haha. sounds like magic dust. Give us tinkerers a hint on how to make the magic dust and you will really help the world….. Pretty please. : )

]]> By: CJSF http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/02/06/harnessing-the-potential-of-grass-clippings-new-solar-cell-powered-by-mulch/#comment-31557 CJSF Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:31:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=34730#comment-31557 When the plant material dies, will the chlorophyll still "work"? I somehow was under the impression that once dead, there goes your photosynthesis? CJSF When the plant material dies, will the chlorophyll still “work”? I somehow was under the impression that once dead, there goes your photosynthesis?

CJSF

]]> By: Bobby LaVesh http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/02/06/harnessing-the-potential-of-grass-clippings-new-solar-cell-powered-by-mulch/#comment-31556 Bobby LaVesh Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:51 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=34730#comment-31556 It is a great first step- and obviously grass clippings are readily available. I wonder if higher efficiency might be achieved from other organisms- perhaps more simple orgnisms such as some algaes. (also cheap and easy to get). Could efficiency be improved by extracting a more pure- chlorophyll? It is a great first step- and obviously grass clippings are readily available. I wonder if higher efficiency might be achieved from other organisms- perhaps more simple orgnisms such as some algaes. (also cheap and easy to get).

Could efficiency be improved by extracting a more pure- chlorophyll?

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