Tree-Mendous Engineering
Hugh Headley Shane Ryan Zhazira Kenzhekhanova
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Where do trees get their mass from?Response of interviewed students
Right answerWrong answer
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CCC
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CO2 O2
Photosynthesis
6 CO2 + 6H20 C6H12O6 + 6O2
Sun
Carbon Dioxide + Water Matter + Oxygen
Chlorophyll MoleculesPhotons
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• But Initial stage of photosynthesis has been calculated to be almost 100% Efficient!!
• Thought impossible from a classical physics viewpoint.
………… So how is this possible???
Taking a step back………….
Chloroplasts
Chlorophyll Molecules
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Classical Approach:
Photon
Non-Classical Approach • Trees (and plants) have evolved to exploit non-
classical phenomenon.
• Evoking ‘superposition’ we now occupy many places simultaneously!
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Photon
• At a of Cost $15 million
• Technology imitating nature.
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Hyperion
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120 Meters
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