Spinach Power Gets a Big Boost
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - 11:33
in Physics & Chemistry
Spinach power has just gotten a big boost. Vanderbilt researchers have combined the photosynthetic protein that converts light into electrochemical energy in spinach with silicon, the material used in solar cells, in a fashion that produces substantially more electrical current than has been reported by previous "biohybrid" solar cells.