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I imagine different plants need multiple different wavelengths.
by inetknght 7y ago
I imagine different plants need multiple different wavelengths.
- mzs 7y agoalso reptiles
- ncmncm 7y agoPlants need reptiles?
- torpfactory 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorophyll_a#/media/File:Chlorophyll_ab_spectra-en.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorophyll_a#/media/File:Chlo... Best be making green absorbing panels. The plants ain't using that part of the spectrum.
- ncmncm 7y agoMost of the plants I know about are green, and rely on chlorophyll electrochemistry.
- m-p-3 7y agoDon't they look green because they reflect most green wavelengths?
- ncmncm 7y agoYes, they don't use green. Or infrared, beyond 700nm. I don't know if they reflect the IR like they do the green. Conversion efficiency of the part they do use can't be more than a few percent, so they probably radiate in IR. Converting IR radiating from plants, as suggested in TFA, thus seems like a good idea.