Chapter 118 Pretending to lament the passage of time
The utilization rate of sunlight by plants is actually very low.
Not all of the sunlight that hits the plant leaves will be absorbed by the plant. The plant will only absorb part of it and reflect out the green light and other invisible light. Some of it will pass through the leaves and will not be absorbed, and
Part of it will increase the temperature of the leaves and evaporate the water in the leaves to ensure that transpiration continues and allow the plants to absorb nutrients from the soil.
The energy actually converted into chemical energy by photosynthesis is only a few percent at best, and it is almost impossible to exceed 6%.
It should be said that the utilization rate of sunlight for photosynthesis of most plants is much less than one percent.
If it can exceed 1% in the growth stage, it is a good crop.
Even if this plant with a high light energy conversion rate is not delicious to humans, humans can still use it as feed, develop animal husbandry, and even convert it into industrial raw materials.
According to this standard, the conversion rate of rice, a major food crop, is only between 0.3 and 2% (the difference between non-improved varieties and improved varieties).
And solar panels…
Solar panels are amazing.
The theoretical conversion efficiency of this thing can reach 44% around 2020.
By superimposing multiple coatings and solar panels of different materials, most frequency bands can be utilized with basically no light transmission.
Compared with plants that are "just enough", solar panels that are designed to absorb light energy will naturally be more efficient.
And Yawgmoth's wish is to build a Dyson Cloud.
Since the Dyson Cloud is an architectural miracle that efficiently utilizes solar energy, it will naturally require a large number of high-conversion solar panels. The Dyson Cloud is located in space, and it can also utilize the wavelengths of solar energy that are severely absorbed by the earth's atmosphere.
Thanks to the unremitting efforts of the Scientific Research Knights, Asylum has been able to stably produce panels with a conversion rate of over 50%. Under laboratory conditions, the Scientific Research Knights are constantly approaching the limit allowed by the laws of physics.
And based on... various public channels for papers, the skills of knights in this area are not bad.
The conversion efficiency of a palm-sized solar panel to solar energy is equivalent to one or two hundred leaves of the same area.
Of course, this is largely because solar panels only need to convert light energy into electrical energy.
However, electrical energy can be directly absorbed by some metal-based organisms.
Some metal-based organisms can rely on electrical energy to obtain energy for survival.
Although this energy utilization rate is far less than 100%.
However, as long as it is set up properly...
"This is equivalent to artificial leaves..." Xiangshan clicked his tongue in wonder.
There are also cases of symbiosis between fungi and plants. Among them, lichens are formed from the symbiosis between fungi and moss.
Among them, moss is responsible for photosynthesis, solidifying solar energy, and providing energy for the entire system. Fungi can decompose the organic matter remaining after the death of plants and re-supply water and inorganic salts to plants without root systems.
Under the premise of metal-based transformation, "plants" can already be replaced by "machines".
This is equivalent to installing "photosynthesis prostheses" on plants and fungal colonies.
In the wild, very small solar panels will not attract the attention of satellites.
After all, the earth is not a uniform texture, and the same is true for the air.
Therefore, the temperature in a small area is slightly higher than the surrounding area, which is normal.
But if a gadget with a fixed area moves continuously, it will be very problematic.
That’s why many vehicles cannot set off during the day.
This kind of ultra-small solar panel has a very low cost and common materials, and has little conflict with the resource needs of knights.
So it is used to do this kind of thing.
Xiangshan looked at the lichen formed by the symbiosis of fungi and plants, and said: "Well...well, is this fungus also specially cultivated? Where did you get the gene editing tools?"
Thanks to Toyogmov, gene editing is also a quite mature technology. As long as there is a complete set of tools, anyone can complete gene editing in a kitchen-level place - of course, in this case, there is no guarantee that the target can be edited.
Character.
After all, in gene editing, “off-target” operations are routine operations.
If Yawgmoth's previous gene editing was to use a large knife to perform neurosurgery, then Mr. Yawgmoth Voigt's improved gene editing technology is probably to use a kitchen knife to perform thoracic surgery.
But after all, nature has not created a biological mechanism "specifically used for editing genes."
Before Yawgmoth, genetic modification was the result of "piling up". Thousands of operations were performed continuously with a large knife, and if one survived, it was considered a success.
Yawgmoth has improved this situation. But even the simplest appendicitis surgery, if you do it without a scalpel, will still fail.
Xiang Shan is really curious. Now those knights have a complete set of gene editing tools in their hands.
The most important thing about "gene editing tools" is not the instrument, but the various enzymes that can cut and splice DNA.
All organic substances can be quickly metabolized by microorganisms through the Yawill preparation method.
It's just that the enzymes involved in gene editing tools are a bit special.
"Some simple reagents can be stolen directly from the Scientific Research Knights. Some are provided by the sect. However, it is a bit difficult to find complete gene editing tools here. It is said that the knights in Africa can prepare them all."
Jader answered honestly.
Xiangshan pondered for a moment: "Hmm... Then how is this kind of electric energy-synthesizing fungus cultivated?"
"Cultivation of electricity-generated fungi..." Jadel was a little confused. "After the No. 1 infection incident, the surviving fungi all had metal-based gene fragments. Use drugs to intensify the horizontal movement of genetic information between different colonies, and then
After further screening, it is easy to screen out such fungi..."
"Infection No. 1..."
Xiang Shan's tone was slightly confused.
But he found that everyone else was confused because he had doubts about this matter.
At the same time, the memory of the Eighth Martial God also gave a standard answer.
"Infection No. 1" refers to "Biosphere No. 1", the event in which the Earth's biosphere was infected.
According to people’s impressions of it eighty years ago, this historical event is now recognized as “a genetic weapon strike launched by thieves at the end of the Sublimation War.”
The Eighth Martial God scorned the widely circulated saying that "thieves of the country use genetic weapons to suppress knights."
In the view of the Eighth Martial God, the enemies of the country thief, that is, the knights, are all Cybermen with a maxed-out transformation rate.
I'm afraid it's crazy to use genetic weapons against such people. Apart from accidentally injuring civilians, this kind of behavior has no benefit.
However, this part of the memory was not included in the "legacy" by the Eighth Martial God.
Xiangshan's biological brain also instinctively felt that something was wrong.
"Infection No. 1..." Xiang Shan pondered, "It wasn't called that name at that time."
Pretending to lament the passage of time.
Anyway, in the time of Wu Zu Xiangshan, this title did not exist yet.