Unlocking the power of photosynthesis for clean energy production
The system created by University of Rochester researchers mimics photosynthesis, utilizing semiconductor nanocrystals for light absorbers and catalysts and bacteria to…
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Artificial photosynthesis uses sunlight to make biodegradable plastic
Using sunlight to power the photoredox system pyruvic acid and CO¬2 are converted into fumaric acid, by malate dehydrogenase and fumarase. Credit: Yutaka Amao, Osaka…
Photosynthesis copycat may improve solar cells
Light hitting the semiconductor (purple) layered over the mirror-like photonic structure. The polaritons—mixtures of light, electrons and "holes"—then travel to the…
New device advances commercial viability of solar fuels: Discovery improves stability in ethylene…
A research team has developed a new artificial photosynthesis device with remarkable stability and longevity as it converts sunlight and carbon dioxide into two promising sources of renewable fuels -- ethylene and hydrogen.
The researchers'…
Soaking up the sun: Artificial photosynthesis promises clean, sustainable source of energy
Yulia Pushkar, a Purdue biophysicist, is working to decipher photosynthesis to unlock the possibilities of artificial photosynthesis as a reliable, clean energy source.…
Ion transporters in chloroplasts affect the efficacy of photosynthesis
A study led by LMU plant biologist Hans-Henning Kunz uncovers a new role for ion transporters: they participate in gene regulation in chloroplasts.
In plants, photosynthesis takes place in intracellular 'factories' called chloroplasts.…