31 points | by isaacfrond 2 days ago
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this is on the longer timescale. for nanosecond timescales plants use "non-photochemical quenching" to prevent damage from energetic rays. this is why they look green and not black - they only absorb 90% of the green photons
https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-are-plants-green-to-reduc...
I like the videos on this and how they are presented, very smooth. Something you wouldn't see in a paper magazine.
...unless the paper had moving cells that reacted to light
this is on the longer timescale. for nanosecond timescales plants use "non-photochemical quenching" to prevent damage from energetic rays. this is why they look green and not black - they only absorb 90% of the green photons
https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-are-plants-green-to-reduc...
I like the videos on this and how they are presented, very smooth. Something you wouldn't see in a paper magazine.
...unless the paper had moving cells that reacted to light