/engineering/taxonomy/term/670/all en /engineering/article/imitating-nature-build-more-sustainable-world <p>What could be greener than solar panels? They generate renewable energy, a key to fighting climate change. Yet the components that go into them often include toxic or non-sustainable materials.</p> <p>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº scientist Noémie-Manuelle Dorval Courchesne hopes to change that. She’s investigating the conductive properties of certain naturally occurring proteins – a line of research that could someday lead to biological and biodegradable solar cells.</p> Wed, 28 Nov 2018 15:20:19 +0000 Justin Dupuis 7940 at /engineering