Lamp On The Basis Of Photosynthesis

Environmentally - friendly energy sources now, perhaps , are the most fashionable topic for both scientists and designers. Recently, a team of scientists from Stanford University and the University of Yansei (Yansei) from South Korea were able to obtain energy by photosynthesis of algae. During their research , the 30- nanometer electrodes were implanted into chloroplasts - the photosynthetic cellular elements of seaweed. That is part of the basis of the concept known designer Mike Thompson from the Netherlands .

The concept , proposed by Thompson , is a small transparent container , which are placed algae . All that is necessary for their vital activity - it is sunlight, carbon dioxide and water. To ensure these conditions , the lamp is filled with water and hung out in the sun . In turn , necessary for the life of algae CO2 exhaled the user - for this purpose in its design provides a hole .
The accumulated energy is accumulated in the internal battery , providing an opportunity to enable and disable the device. Another element of the concept is a sensor that registers the intensity of sunlight .