Maybe not today, but a company called BioGlow is getting closer everyday!
BioGlow’s plants are the world’s first autoluminescent plants meaning that all the components required for the light emission are produced by the plant itself without the need for UV light or any external chemical applications.
An Amazing & Near Future
The company has been able to develop the first and brightest autoluminescent plant—a plant that can glow on its own and all you have to add is: water!
The company’s vision is for glowing plants to be used as a clean, sustainable and affordable source of lighting.
BioGlow begins with a common house plant called Nicotiana Alata and by using bioluminescent marine bacteria they are able to modify the plant’s genetics so that its chloroplasts (the part of the plant that turns sunlight into energy) produce light.
BioGlow is calling it “Starlight Avatar” and it produces a soft glow that’s reminiscent of a nightlight. I think it’s amazing!
Because the process is completely self-reliant the plant glows for it’s entire life span!
Brighter Futures
BioGlow is going even further already! Newer and brighter methods are already being experimented with.
The company would one day make plants a viable way to light parks, sidewalks, roads, and even parts of your home; And I’m looking forward to watering my plants to lower my electric bill.
Header futuristic artwork by an Australian artist Dan Saunders.
You can learn more about BioGlow on their Website, Facebook Page, and Twitter @BioGlowTech
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