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“About two years ago the internet erupted with a cool kickstarter campaign. The Glowing Plant Project claimed to want to create trees that would light the streets. The concept spread quickly, with prominent pieces on major websites that stoked contributions to the project. It would ultimately raise $484,013.
Years later there are no glowing plants even in service as dim nightlights, let alone illuminating our cities. The overselling of this concept was recently reviewed by Antonio Regalato at MIT Technology Review.”
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