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title: The First Man-Made Biological Leaf — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/the-first-man-made-biological-leaf/
date: 2014-07-30
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# The First Man-Made Biological Leaf

RCA graduate Julian Melchiorri says the synthetic biological leaf he developed, which absorbs water and carbon dioxide to produce oxygen just like a plant, could enable long-distance space travel.