Image of the Day: Plant Bulbs
Scientists infuse plants with the luminescence of fireflies.
Dec 14, 2017
The Scientist Staff, The Scientist Staff
The researchers' watercress was 100,000 times brighter than genetically engineered “glowing” tobacco plants, and half as bright as a commercial one-microwatt LED light.
S. Kwak et al., "A nanobionic light-emitting plant," Nano Letters, doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b04369, 2017.