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Researchers have developed a solar cell that converts sunlight into energy through the photosynthetics of plants. Grounded and purified spinach to harvest photosynthetic proteins. They did this because this released a necessary protein. Proteins act as cell membranes, allowing the functioning of proteins outside their natural environment. Proteins absorb light and deflect electrons in order to create an electric current. When the photosynthetic proteins are taken out of their environment, they die. A scientist figured out that detergent peptides could be manipulated to keep the proteins alive. Spinach was used because it cheap and a plant found everywhere. A top layer of glass was coated underneath the conductive material with a layer of gold to aid the chemical reaction. The middle, the spinach-peptide mixture sits on a soft, organic semiconductor that precents electrical shorts and protects the protein complexes from a bottom layer of metal. The energy from the......

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