UM-Bot Posted July 31, 2014 #1 Share Posted July 31, 2014 The invention is able to convert water and sunlight in to oxygen the same way as a real leaf does. Created by Royal College of Art graduate Julian Melchiorri, the remarkable new leaf consists of chloroplasts, where photosynthesis occurs, suspended in a silk protein body. Read More: http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/270100/man-made-breathing-leaf-developed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted July 31, 2014 #2 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Astronauts dressed up as leafs, suppose it could work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myster0n Posted July 31, 2014 #3 Share Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) What an invention - the next holy-grail in technology bio-mechanism/ tech! Bet this will go underground and wont hear anything thing on it for decades!!! Would love to follow this and it's development. Edited July 31, 2014 by Myster0n Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted July 31, 2014 #4 Share Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) We need to see if this some semi-porous building material or coating. That way when it rains, the buildings can put oxygen back into the air. May help with the air pollution in major cities. Corrected typo. Edited July 31, 2014 by paperdyer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Grey Posted July 31, 2014 #5 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I would wrap my whole house in a membrane of this stuff. So cool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sombra Posted July 31, 2014 #6 Share Posted July 31, 2014 The article doesn't mention but... do we need real leaves to produce the man-made leaves? How the organelles (chloroplasts) were obtained by the inventor? Another point: The article suggests that it should be applied to facades of buildings and lampshades, but for how long a chloroplast live outside a plant cell (even inside one)? I think that there is a looooong road ahead, but at least we are starting to walk toward something very useful for mankind. Regards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithisco Posted July 31, 2014 #7 Share Posted July 31, 2014 What is not mentioned is whether or not it could cope with the Solar Radiation if it is deployed outside a human habitat. Within a human habitat you would have to carefully regulate its output so that the level of oxygen produced does not poison the entire crew. Is this simply another means of producing oxygen from Water? If so then the technology is already in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibeliever Posted July 31, 2014 #8 Share Posted July 31, 2014 The article doesn't mention but... do we need real leaves to produce the man-made leaves? How the organelles (chloroplasts) were obtained by the inventor? Another point: The article suggests that it should be applied to facades of buildings and lampshades, but for how long a chloroplast live outside a plant cell (even inside one)? I think that there is a looooong road ahead, but at least we are starting to walk toward something very useful for mankind. Regards. There's also the small bit that photosynthesis needs water to happen. H2O is required to make the O ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielost Posted August 1, 2014 #9 Share Posted August 1, 2014 A real leaf doesn't make oxygen it makes singer from co2 and sunlight, o2 is a waste product. When his leaf can make sugrr then I'll be impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabby Kitten Posted August 1, 2014 #10 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Is this an experiment to make new fabrics? If so then if would help to ventilate rooms. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: Posted August 1, 2014 #11 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Is this an experiment to make new fabrics? If so then if would help to ventilate rooms. Notably public bathrooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rei4ever Posted August 4, 2014 #12 Share Posted August 4, 2014 This is a big WTF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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