Major advance in artificial photosynthesis uses sunshine to create fossil fuel analogs
A major breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis has been achieved with the development of a system that can capture carbon dioxide…
Bionic plants created with carbon nanotubes
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) report boosting plants’ ability to capture light energy by 30 percent by…
Modern crops’ lack of adaptability threatens global food chains
Using the largest dated evolutionary tree of flowering plants ever assembled, new research suggests how plants developed traits to withstand…
Quantum effect in photosynthesis leaves researchers mystified
Using ultrafast spectroscopy, scientists have observed what happens at the subatomic level during the very first stage of photosynthesis and…
Robustness of quantum entanglement in photosynthesis surprises researchers
The development of clean solar power may hinge on scientists being able to unravel the mysteries of photosynthesis, the process…
Modified virus splits water
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have found a novel way to mimic the process by which plants use sunlight…
Evolutionary Algorithms Used To Design A Better Leaf
A computer model of a plant that mimics the process of evolution produces more leaves and fruit without needing extra…
Quantum Shenanigans Of Photosynthesis Mapped
Photosynthesis’ amazingly efficient conversion of solar energy into chemical energy relies on sunlight being converted almost instantaneously, but how this…
Chemists Take Step Toward Artificial Photosynthesis
Plants are extremely efficient at taking carbon dioxide from the air and converting it into biomass using light as an…