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Re:Why are plants green? To reduce the noise in photosynthesis by _alxk on Saturday October 01, 2022 @06:18PM (#33050653)
That doesn't preclude that further optimisation of solar panels could stem from research on photosynthesis.
Re:Why are plants green? To reduce the noise in photosynthesis by akira2501 on Saturday October 01, 2022 @06:33PM (#33050787)
Perhaps.. but part of the reason plants "lack efficiency" compared to our solid state electronics is that they need respiration to exchange input and output products with the environment and the entire plant needs to be laid out in such a way that it can maintain a root structure while being advantaged with respect to competing vegetation.

The two problem spaces are similar in that they use light, but exceptionally different in almost every other respect.

Re:Why are plants green? To reduce the noise in photosynthesis by lazide on Saturday October 01, 2022 @07:53PM (#33051286)
Also, sunburn is a real problem (aka excessive sun) without enough water or other nutrients for them.