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ST-OSCs don’t affect plant growth
The researchers sought to use ST-OSCs to reduce the energy footprint of greenhouses. Scientists can adjust ST-OSCs in such a way that they capture a portion of light for generating power and allow the rest to pass through. However, it’s not clear how plants in greenhouses fitted with ST-OSCs would react.
To understand how ST-OSCs affect plants, the researchers grew four groups of red leaf lettuce for 30 days. The control group was exposed to the full spectrum of white light while the others were exposed to white light through different filters that absorbed wavelengths of light similar to what ST-OSCs would absorb.