The breathing lead has been created from chloroplasts (responsible for photosynthesis) and is suspended in a body that has been made from silk protein.
The leaf will absorb CO2 and produce oxygen and organic compounds as long as water and visible light are available.
These leaves consume low energy, weight very less and are completely biological thus imparting minimal impact to space flights (or your living room for that matter).
Melchiorri claims that the material could be used for a large scale as well.
He further said, “It could [also] be used for outdoor applications. So facades, ventilation systems. You can absorb air from outside, pass it through these biological filters and then bring oxygenated air inside.”
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