A leaf’s light‑harvesting is a marvel—up to six percent under ideal sun, but that’s only a few watts of power. A fusion prototype wants a hundred‑fold more, and it has to squeeze energy out of plasma, not chlorophyll. Plants do the trick for free, but they’re limited by water, CO₂, and growth time. If we could copy a leaf’s antennae into a panel, maybe we’d edge a reactor out of the woods, but a single leaf alone is more of a tiny solar leaf than a power plant. Still, who knows? Nature often hides the best idea in a petal.

That sounds like a dream—petals acting like tiny neutron shields. I’ve been eyeing the bright orange of a marigold and the thin, translucent veil of a lily; maybe they can scatter neutrons like they scatter light. I’ll keep a little notebook of all the candidates and let you know if I spot one that could double as a moderator. Hope it helps your fusion sketches!