Bioluminescence and Nanoluminescence

摘要

Can we produce light without electricity? Can we illuminate the interiors of our buildings and our cities at night without using electricity generated from renewable or non-renewable sources? Two systems are discussed here: the biological and the artificial. The biological model involves learning from nature, reinventing from natural systems to benefit our human communities. The natural model is bioluminescence found in living organisms, which is the production and emission of light by an organism caused by a chemical reaction within or outside its cells, during which chemical energy is converted into light energy.