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Chinese scientists reveal glowing plants that could light cities
(www.euronews.com)
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I’ve seen one of those glowing petunias in real life, it’s laughable that glowing plants could illuminate anything like a park or a street.
Don’t get me wrong, it was cool af, but it’s not the future of lighting
It's not laughable, it is good to have one more option.
As I answered in an other comment : You don’t always need a bright light, lots of cities even cut lights few hours at night (0-5 am) to preserve both energy and dark sky for biodiversity.
ome glowing petunias would be an option to show a path