The houseplant with a blueprint for improving energy harvesting
Monday, October 24, 2016 - 10:01
in Earth & Climate
For many people, nanotechnology belongs in the realm of science fiction. Researchers at the Universities of Bristol and Essex have solved the mystery of the blue sheen on the leaves of some begonias and have found that their chloroplasts have evolved a nanoscale light-trapping structure to help them survive in the darkness of the forest floor.