Nature’s Quantum Code: Unraveling the Secrets of Photosynthesis
A cutting-edge experiment has unveiled the quantum dynamics underlying one of nature’s most essential processes. Using a complex cast of metal-studded pigments, proteins, enzymes, and…
Photosynthesis is the process in which plants use energy from light and carbon dioxide and water to produce chemical energy. At SciTechDaily.com, you can read the latest about photosynthetic research and potential applications to humanity
A cutting-edge experiment has unveiled the quantum dynamics underlying one of nature’s most essential processes. Using a complex cast of metal-studded pigments, proteins, enzymes, and…
Expensive noble metals often play a vital role in illuminating screens or converting solar energy into fuels. Now, chemists at the University of Basel have…
A joint research team from the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and collaborators recently developed a stable artificial photocatalytic system that is more efficient…
Laura Gunn, an assistant professor from the School of Integrative Plant Science Plant Biology Section in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell,…
Researchers at the University of Rochester are harnessing the power of bacteria and nanomaterials to imitate the process of photosynthesis and produce clean-burning hydrogen fuel….
UChicago researchers hope “islands” of exciton condensation could pave the way for new discoveries. Inside a lab, scientists marvel at a strange state that forms…
The disorganized arrangement of the proteins in light-harvesting complexes is the key to their extreme efficiency. MIT researchers have discovered that the disorganized arrangement of…
Researchers surprised to find fragments of RNA viruses in coral partners’ genomes. Scientists have discovered ancient RNA virus remnants in the DNA of organisms living…
Researchers are working on sustainable technology to harvest solar power in space – which could supplement life support systems on the Moon and Mars. In…
Researchers have developed coherence maps, a technique to visualize quantum mechanics and understand the mechanisms underpinning photosynthesis. The maps elucidate the complex energy transfer process…
University of Cambridge scientists have developed an ‘artificial leaf’ that, powered by sunlight, converts CO2 and water into ethanol and propanol. This innovation eliminates the…
University of Chicago scientists hope ‘islands’ of exciton condensation may point way to new discoveries. Scientists at the University of Chicago have found a connection…
Researchers produce important amino acid from greenhouse gas CO2 Growing demand for food in the world Biotechnological process via methanol as intermediate product Less ground…
Low concentration CO2 can be reused in biodegradable plastic precursor using artificial photosynthesis. A research team led by Professor Yutaka Amao from Osaka Metropolitan University…
Researchers have ‘hacked’ the earliest stages of photosynthesis, the natural machine that powers the vast majority of life on Earth, and discovered new ways to…
Synthesis of fumaric acid by a new method of artificial photosynthesis, using sunlight. In recent years, environmental problems caused by global warming have become more…
Plants are often thought of as sources of food, oxygen, and decoration, but not as a source of electricity. However, scientists have discovered that by…
Light-Driven CO2 Assimilation by Photosystem II and Its Relation to Photosynthesis Photosynthesis is the greatest natural process converting sunlight into chemical energy on a massive…