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It can be hard to set the mood just right when it comes to lighting a room. Especially when it comes to finding, say, a calming glow perfect for reading and thinking about deep philosophical subjects. Now, however, researchers at MIT have produced research into the nascent idea of making plants glow with visible light. And the gentle, electric-green hues of their prototypes seem perfect for diving into a good book.
While the researchers’ 2017 version of the plants used injected luciferase and luciferin—chemicals that work together to give fireflies their glow—this newer iteration eschewed that in favor of making the plants’ leaves themselves glow. To that end, the researchers created a “light capacitor” from the compound, strontium aluminate. This compound, which is a type of phosphor, can take the form of nanoparticles and remain phosphorescent. Meaning the strontium aluminate nanoparticles can absorb light and then release it slowly as a phosphorescent glow.
The researchers infused the strontium aluminate nanoparticles into the mesophyll substrate of several different plant types via the plants’ stomata; that is, the small pores located on the surfaces of their leaves. The nanoparticles subsequently collected in the leaves’ mesophyll, where they formed a thin film. One capable of storing electricity just like a capacitor from an electrical circuit.
As for the results? They’re deliciously sci-fi. While it seems there isn’t a video of the team’s latest plants, the video above from 2017 still gives some sense of their glow quality. (There’s a picture of the newer leaves glowing in the researchers’ related paper.) Strano and his colleagues also say that thanks to the light capacitor, their new plants can emit an hour of light. Critically, the plants only need a ten-second charge from an LED light for that hour. Although, unfortunately, it sounds like the plants don’t yet actually emit enough light to read by.
These findings demonstrate “a future vision where lighting infrastructure from living plants is an integral part of the spaces where people work and live.” Sheila Kennedy, a professor of architecture at MIT and co-author of the paper, share more about the idea in a press release. “If living plants could be the starting point of advanced technology, plants might replace our current unsustainable urban electrical lighting grid for the mutual benefit of all plant-dependent species — including people.”
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It can be hard to set the mood just right when it comes to lighting a room. Especially when it comes to finding, say, a calming glow perfect for reading and thinking about deep philosophical subjects. Now, however, researchers at MIT have produced research into the nascent idea of making plants glow with visible light. And the gentle, electric-green hues of their prototypes seem perfect for diving into a good book.
While the researchers’ 2017 version of the plants used injected luciferase and luciferin—chemicals that work together to give fireflies their glow—this newer iteration eschewed that in favor of making the plants’ leaves themselves glow. To that end, the researchers created a “light capacitor” from the compound, strontium aluminate. This compound, which is a type of phosphor, can take the form of nanoparticles and remain phosphorescent. Meaning the strontium aluminate nanoparticles can absorb light and then release it slowly as a phosphorescent glow.
The researchers infused the strontium aluminate nanoparticles into the mesophyll substrate of several different plant types via the plants’ stomata; that is, the small pores located on the surfaces of their leaves. The nanoparticles subsequently collected in the leaves’ mesophyll, where they formed a thin film. One capable of storing electricity just like a capacitor from an electrical circuit.
As for the results? They’re deliciously sci-fi. While it seems there isn’t a video of the team’s latest plants, the video above from 2017 still gives some sense of their glow quality. (There’s a picture of the newer leaves glowing in the researchers’ related paper.) Strano and his colleagues also say that thanks to the light capacitor, their new plants can emit an hour of light. Critically, the plants only need a ten-second charge from an LED light for that hour. Although, unfortunately, it sounds like the plants don’t yet actually emit enough light to read by.
These findings demonstrate “a future vision where lighting infrastructure from living plants is an integral part of the spaces where people work and live.” Sheila Kennedy, a professor of architecture at MIT and co-author of the paper, share more about the idea in a press release. “If living plants could be the starting point of advanced technology, plants might replace our current unsustainable urban electrical lighting grid for the mutual benefit of all plant-dependent species — including people.”
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It’s been a good day for those of us who love crumbs of what Pedro Pascal is doing. The actor is a busy man, jumping from city to city to film movies and television shows, and now we’re getting a bit more of a look into both HBO’s The Last of Us TV series and the third season of Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian!
While he is currently filming The Last of Us in Canada, the actor isn’t just on one highly anticipated show, and Carl Weathers told the internet that season 3 of The Mandalorian is underway in Los Angeles—which makes sense seeing as Pedro Pascal doesn’t have to be on set for the show, as he can do voiceover work (like he did during season 1). But today has been a good day for fans of Din Djarin and Joel Miller!
First, we got a somewhat grainy picture of Pedro Pascal walking to set in his Joel Miller costume.
Pedro Pascal (Joel) on the set today.
📸 @KristinRaworth pic.twitter.com/iqk3quLANw
— The Last of Us Updates (@TheLastofUsNews) October 13, 2021
It’s funny because all of the Joel Miller/Pedro Pascal fans (myself included) have been talking about this picture and how good he looks when it is blurry and grainy. But we take what we can get until Pedro Pascal posts a selfie as Joel or is shown on the set of The Mandalorian.
#TheMandalorian S3 is now filming 🎬
(via @TheCarlWeathers) pic.twitter.com/fhWjC23xx9
— Culture Crave 🍿 (@CultureCrave) October 12, 2021
Either way, I love days where the news is just all of Pedro Pascal’s work being talked about. A good day for me.
(image: Naughty Dog/Lucasfilm)
Here are some other things we saw out there today:
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From executive producer David Fincher…
VOIR, a new documentary series of visual essays celebrating cinema, from the mind of one of film’s modern masters.
Premiering at AFI Fest and coming soon to Netflix. pic.twitter.com/gqHqlvbxZF
— NetflixFilm (@NetflixFilm) October 13, 2021
- Henry Cavill gave us a look at Geralt’s new character poster for The Witcher. (via ComicBook.com)
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https://t.co/SpXLqHmctw pic.twitter.com/2WARzhd9Zp
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) October 12, 2021
- There’s more news on the 13th season of DoctorWho. (via CBR)
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Jamie Lee Curtis is on the red carpet of #HalloweenKills dressed as Marion Crane from #Psycho, the role played by her mother, Janet Leigh, in Alfred Hitchcock’s original film pic.twitter.com/bWKTLlFuHF
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) October 13, 2021
Anything we missed out there, Mary Suevians? Let us know what you saw in the comments below!
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Michael Sheen has given us a clear indication that the end is nigh (again). The Welsh actor posted the transformation of his hair on Twitter, and this platinum portent can only mean one thing: production on Good Omens season 2 must be fast approaching.
In June, news broke that Amazon Prime Video’s Good Omens would be returning for a second season, with Sheen and David Tennant reprising their lead roles as the angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley, respectively. Fans of the wildly popular adaptation and the original novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett were thrilled. The announcement of more Good Omens was both a surprise—since the first “season” covered the entirety of the novel—and also all but inevitable, considering Amazon Studios’ fervently stated desire for more of the hit property.
On Twitter, Sheen teased fans with a rather mysterious picture, though the single angel emoji was a sign of what was happening:
— michael sheen 💙 (@michaelsheen) October 13, 2021
Two hours later, the results were in, with Sheen showing off Aziraphale’s trademark hair.
Shades of grey. 😇 pic.twitter.com/SWxT9Dj0rp
— michael sheen 💙 (@michaelsheen) October 13, 2021
“Shades of grey,” Sheen wrote on Twitter, adding an angel emoji as he displayed his now-celestial locks. While much about Good Omens season 2 is still under wraps, Sheen’s new hairstyle augurs that everything is moving full steam ahead.
Since the apocalypse was averted the last go-round, it appears that season 2 of Good Omens, which will also be inspired by sequel material from Gaiman and the late, great Pratchett, may have more of a mystery-solving bent. The first synopsis from Amazon reads:
The new season will explore storylines that go beyond the original source material to illuminate the uncanny friendship between Aziraphale, a fussy angel and rare book dealer, and the fast-living demon Crowley. Having been on Earth since The Beginning and with the Apocalypse thwarted, Aziraphale and Crowley are getting back to easy living amongst mortals in London’s Soho when an unexpected messenger presents a surprising mystery.
Many viewers, of course, are hoping that there’s a lot of illumination on “the uncanny friendship” between Aziraphale and Crowley. Even Gaiman was caught off guard by the “velocity and the ferocity and the enthusiasm” of fan reaction to the show and the main characters’ relationship, which was written with the beats of a love story and sparked a massive fandom. While a fandom had long existed for Good Omens, the book, the popularity of the adaptation and its widespread availability generated a fandom response unlike anything I’ve witnessed before in its explosive growth.
Sheen, supportive of fans and good-natured about all interpretations of his character, became fandom’s new boyfriend following his sensitive and nuanced portrayal of Aziraphale. Even two years later, that love affair continues, judging by some of the excited replies to his hair reveal. There’s also a lot of enthusiasm about the idea that Aziraphale could sport a beard this go-round.
Hello sir u are under arrest for discoporating half the good omens fandom
— crepe girl // good omens s2 (@AngelsCrepes) October 13, 2021
all of those what has happened to your hair is the funniest thing ever pic.twitter.com/uIL8KeifJc
— inactive🐞 (@wantofuckingdie) October 13, 2021
I’ve a feeling that this maybe a reality ????? 😊🥰 pic.twitter.com/Hq123tQl0V
— Willow 💙 🎗 Mandy (@Mandy6766) October 13, 2021
Longtime friends Tennant and Sheen have been as attached at the hip as their characters. They starred together in a lockdown TV show for BBC One, Staged, during the pandemic, filming with their partners from their respective houses. They also took the time to read a 30th-anniversary lockdown story as Crowley and Aziraphale and to provide their voices for those parts in a new audiobook edition of Good Omens. We can’t wait to see what lies ahead for this unearthly partnership.
It’s giving hair 👑✨👑
— Amazon Prime Video UK (@primevideouk) October 13, 2021
(via Michael Sheen on Twitter, image: Amazon Prime Video)
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