Engineering Viruses To Produce Enhanced Photoelectrics – MIT News
Engineers at MIT and in Italy have genetically modified a virus so that it harnesses the odd behaviors of quantum physics to carry the energy from light much more efficiently than ordinary photovoltaic systems. (Learn more: http://mitsha.re/TqXtc)
Video produced and edited by Melanie Gonick/MIT
Animation by Lauren Aleza Kay
Scientific direction by Professor Angela Belcher and Dr. Heechul Park