Foreign Media: Chinese Scientists Cultivate Glowing Succulent Plants, Exploring New Sustainable Lighting Solutions
Chinese research teams have successfully made succulent plants "luminescent," by injecting light-emitting particles of 6 to 8 micrometers in size into their leaves. These particles can absorb light and release it continuously, with the longest glow lasting up to two hours, brightness comparable to a small night light. This breakthrough surpasses previous methods of genetic modification or nanoparticle injection, solving issues of insufficient brightness and short duration.
The study mainly focused on Echeveria “Mebina,” which has blue-green leaves and red edges, because its larger cell gaps make it suitable for particle diffusion. The team also achieved multi-color luminescence, including blue, green, red, and blue-violet. They built a plant wall using 56 succulents, which can illuminate the environment and even allow people to read. The research leader Liu Shuting said that this technology is simple, low-cost, and quick to implement (about ten minutes), and could be promoted to other plants in the future, becoming a lighting method that combines low carbon, decoration, and practicality.
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