Intuthuko Entsha Embonini Yamandla: Ososayensi Bathuthukisa Indlela Entsha Yokugcina Amandla Avuselelekayo

Eminyakeni yamuva nje, amandla avuselelekayo abe yindlela ethandwa kakhulu esikhundleni samafutha endabuko. Kodwa-ke, enye yezinselele ezinkulu ezibhekene nemboni yamandla avuselelekayo kube ukuthola indlela yokugcina amandla amaningi akhiqizwa emithonjeni evuselelekayo njengomoya namandla elanga. Kodwa manje, ososayensi benze ukutholwa okusha okungashintsha yonke into.

Abacwaningi eNyuvesi yaseCalifornia, eBerkeley basungule indlela entsha yokugcina amandla avuselelekayo angaguqula imboni. Intuthuko ihilela ukusetshenziswa kohlobo lwe-molecule olubizwa ngokuthi “i-photoswitch,” olungamunca ukukhanya kwelanga futhi lugcine amandla alo kuze kube yilapho ludingeka.

Ama-molecule e-photoswitch akhiwe izingxenye ezimbili: ingxenye ebamba ukukhanya kanye nengxenye yokugcina. Uma evezwa elangeni, ama-molecule amunca amandla futhi awagcine ngendlela ezinzile. Uma kudingeka amandla agciniwe, ama-molecule angavuselelwa ukuthi akhulule amandla ngesimo sokushisa noma sokukhanya.

Izicelo ezingaba khona zalolu shintsho zinkulu kakhulu. Isibonelo, kungavumela imithombo yamandla avuselelekayo njengamandla elanga nawomoya ukuthi isetshenziswe kahle, noma ilanga lingakhanyi noma umoya ungavunguzi. Kungenza futhi kube nokwenzeka ukugcina amandla amaningi akhiqizwa ngezikhathi zesidingo esiphansi bese uwakhulula ngezikhathi zesidingo esikhulu, kunciphisa isidingo sezitshalo zamandla kagesi ezibizayo nezilimaza imvelo.

Abacwaningi abangemuva kwale ntuthuko bajabule kakhulu ngomthelela wayo ongaba khona embonini yamandla. “Lokhu kungaba yinto eshintsha izinto,” kusho omunye wabacwaningi abaphambili, uSolwazi Omar Yaghi. “Kungenza amandla avuselelekayo abe wusizo kakhulu futhi asebenziseke kahle, futhi kusisize siqhubekele phambili ekusaseni elizinzile.”

Yiqiniso, kusenomsebenzi omningi okusamelwe wenziwe ngaphambi kokuba lobu buchwepheshe busetshenziswe kabanzi. Abacwaningi okwamanje basebenza ekuthuthukiseni ukusebenza kahle kwama-molecule e-photoswitch, kanye nokuthola izindlela zokwandisa umkhiqizo. Kodwa uma bephumelela, lokhu kungaba yinguquko enkulu ekulweni nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kanye nokuguqukela kwethu ekusaseni elihlanzekile nelizinzile.

Ekuphetheni, ukuthuthukiswa kwama-molecule e-photoswitch kumelela intuthuko enkulu embonini yamandla. Ngokuhlinzeka ngendlela entsha yokugcina amandla avuselelekayo, lobu buchwepheshe bungasisiza ukuba sisuke ekuthembeleni kwethu emafutheni angaphansi komhlaba siye ekusaseni elizinzile. Nakuba kusenomsebenzi omningi okusamelwe wenziwe, le ntuthuko iyisinyathelo esijabulisayo esiqhubekela phambili ekufuneni kwethu amandla ahlanzekile naluhlaza.