Glowee - Bio-inspired solutions: Bacteria-alternative source of light
Glowee
Bio-inspired solutions: Bacteria-alternative source of light
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One of our problems is lighting.
The goal of Glowee is to provide us a new source of light & change the way we use it.
What is it
All its business is based on a bioluminescent bacterium A. fischery & E. coli.
Glowee doesn't produce ready-to-use product but rather a biological raw material that produces light (blue-green)
It's supposed that their main markets will be street signs & shop fronts but almost any other industry can also integrate this solution into their products
Some Pros
- can grow endlessly
- (possible) environmental benefits
15% of global electricity consumption is used for lighting, representing 1,7billion tonnes of CO2 every year
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- is flexible (can take dif shapes to fit with dif needs)
IMHO
Cool, but we need some energy to produce nutrients & to remove waste products & the time of glow (without continuous supply of nutrients) is limited now (≈1 month, acc to some sources)
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this is a nice bio technological discovery, now bacteria can be exploited for more profitable uses to humans
thanks )
This is such a cool idea! But I am with you totally on your IMHO points as well. Hopefully it gets developed further.
I found your post because @macoolette featured you in a Pay it Forward entry where I'm one of the judges. We'd love to have you join us next week with an entry of your own :)
I like this contest, it's possible, thanks )
Thank you for considering it @alexbiojs 😅
Just for your info, I featured your blog here: https://steemit.com/payitforward/@macoolette/pay-it-forward-product-hunting-and-farming
Prepare to reply to comments when people come and visit your post, @alexbiojs.
I will )
Found your post thanks to @macoolette's entry into this week's Curation Contest. Interesting concept for lighting and also interested in finding more about #steemhunt. You are now the second person who was nominated into the curation contest this week that was writing for @steemhunt.
I got it, thanks )
During my childhood days, I got my senses first into incandescent bulb which was emitting very yellowish light. They said it consumes too much electricity but it was cheaper than flourescent lamp which emits near to daylight effect. Nowadays we have LED. This Glowee may not totally replace home and office lightings because of its color (but who knows, someone may discover turning its color into daylight) though it will definitely help the consumers and the environment if its existence is established in the market globally.
I've just found the video and added it into the post where Glowee founder, Sandra Rey, tells us (beginning at 5th min.) about opportunities that might allow us to add a switch into this material to turn-on the light only at night & to change the colour of it.
Also I wanna add that just as in case of your post about "Paper bag vs. Plastic Pag", I'm not sure this as they called it "Pollution-free light" is really waste-free. & I'm not the only one (Edith Widder):
And what will then happen with these waste products?
I wonder what waste products Eddith Widder is referring to because there is nothing mentioned on the article. If those are waste products from the sources of bacteria like jelly fish then I think there should be no problem.I am not a scientist so I just talk as layman - the wastes products will just be disposed like how jelly fish does it.
Also,
Just like any inventions, hurdles will come along as Rey outlined in her video. But no breakthroughs came easy.
I guess that bacteria eat something (nutrients) & excrete something (byproducts) - waste products (so if we just put bacteria (with nutrients) into a container and leave it on the street signs then the population of these bacteria will die because of their own waste products which they can not utilize anymore & supply of nutrients is limited) which that woman was referring to. But I'm pretty sure there should be a way to utilize them for something useful. Maybe even to turn these waste products into nutrients (he he). that would be really cool )
Well, yes. Many waste products are known to be utilized as fertilizers. Maybe our researchers can find ways to do the same with bacteria wastes.
good hunting @alexbiojs, this is very useful for us,
cool hunting
cool, thanks )
Very cool project. Wow! I'm astonished!!!! 😮
PS: I've encountered this post after @macoolette featured you in the Pay It Forward Contest
you are welcome. I'll try to do more posts like this one )
interesting project and perhaps there'll be a good source of light in the future, hope that this is gonna be one of renewal energy source too.. thanks for sharing this, I came through the pay it forward contest this week
you are welcome )
I came to your post thanks to @macoolette's featuring you into this week's Curation Contest.
that's a nice contest and a nice person )
Hi That is truly amazing. Reminds me of catching fireflies as a child.
I found your post because @macoolette featured you in this weeks Pay It Forward Contest.
indeed, that's amazing. I hope they will be able to change the colours of the light. that would be great )
I suppose but seems that part would be very difficult. I kind of like the color. It looks so space age sci fi. Would make great nightlights or mood lighting. Maybe for task lighting not so great.