I have been reading about "nanobionic superplants,".
From what I derived from the work so far, it seems that we may have a new way to increase biomass without causing environmental damage of the sort that results from massive chemical spraying.
It is estimated that we need to have 20% more biomass on the planet to offset man- made CO2. This is the easiest stop-gap way to slow climate change.
If we can use natural Carbon nano tubes with electro-conductivity and thermo insulation derived from Grasses (I propose Bamboo charcoal, perhaps in a graphene combo), we will have a cost effective way to boost crop tonnage.
If we can enhance the production of sugar tonnage, without usurping valuable farm land, we may have the energy supply of the future in the form of "Sugar Batteries," as described by Dr. Percival Zhang at Virginia Tech. (Do you know him?)
This could be a "game changer," and it will make the Lithium Ion battery obsolete. I want to make a proposal, based upon the findings, before we pour more money into a futile effort (now being made by "CalCharge"), to scale it up for automobiles...(Tesla is going to spend a $Billion to build the world's biggest Battery manufacturing facility, but they are on the wrong path...there is very little that can be done to enhance the energy density of the L ion Battery; just making them bigger seems to lead to instability.)
The State of California is planning to fund a $LOT of Bio engineering research in the next few years, and we have a good opportunity for collaboration with teams from Berkeley, UC Davis and Stanford, (and perhaps the U. of Grenoble), if we can make a positive case for a "Bio nanobionic" approach to increased plant yield.
I wonder if any of our group is in contact with researchers who might want to work on this idea. Please send this on to anyone interested. or get back to me with your comments and referrals. Thank you
This Article is a huge technical achievement in evolutionary analytic modeling...hard math, but it sets up a quick way to figure out what works...
Three distinct biochemical subtypes of C4photosynthesis? A modelling analysis
Robert Roark
415-895-0088p.s. Geoff, I got your letter and song lyrics, and have not had time to reply, but you are always in my thoughts, and I will get back soon...hang tight man.
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