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Bioluminescence and Nanoluminescence
Author(s) -
Yeang Ken
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.901
Subject(s) - electricity , architectural engineering , coal , energy source , engineering , environmental science , computer science , waste management , electrical engineering
Electricity's reliance on coal‐fired power stations and other limited mineral and petroleum resources makes finding an alternative energy source for lighting buildings' interiors and our external spaces one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. Ken Yeang finds some clues for its resolution in existing biological and evolving artificial systems. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.