‘Priming’ plants by exposing them to certain chemicals while they’re seeds can affect their growth later in life. Researchers have found that treating seeds with…
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A new study has revealed a quantum switching mechanism in Light-harvesting complex II (LHCII), crucial for efficient photosynthesis. This discovery, achieved through advanced cryo-EM and…
Researchers have developed a prototype system that replicates photosynthesis to generate methane from sunlight, water, and CO2. This innovation marks a significant step towards sustainable…
Researchers have utilized in-cell engineering to produce hybrid solid catalysts for artificial photosynthesis using protein crystals. These catalysts, created through genetically modified bacteria, are highly…
Using energy from light equivalent to sunlight the artificial photosynthesis system uses enzymes and a rhodium catalyst to produce a biodegradable plastic precursor. Now for…
In a groundbreaking development, researchers have successfully “hacked” the initial stages of photosynthesis – the natural process that fuels the majority of life on Earth.…
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…
The researchers believe that their technique could pave the way for the creation of sustainable, multi-purpose green energy technologies in the future. Plants are often…
Photosynthesis is the greatest natural process on Earth. It has been widely accepted that CO2 assimilation takes place in light-independent reactions, for example, through the…
The study also shed light on how photosynthesis adapted to the rise of oxygen. Back to the future of photosynthesis. Rubisco, the central biocatalyst in…
Photosynthesis is the process through which plants and other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy. Photosystem I in plants reveals a hitherto unobserved face/Molecular…
Japanese larch tree seedlings were grown without (left) and with (right) the use of a wavelength converting material (WCM) sheet. Credit: Sunao Shoji et al.…
Scientists may come up with new strategies to engineer crops like corn to help endure prolonged drought by better understanding the novel plant metabolic pathway…
A Perfect Trap for Light – Allows Light To Be Absorbed Perfectly in Photosynthesis and Photovoltaics
Researchers built a “light trap” around a thin layer using mirrors and lenses, in which the light beam is steered in a circle and then…
Plants are growing in complete darkness in an acetate medium that replaces biological photosynthesis. Credit: Marcus Harland-Dunaway/UCR Artificial photosynthesis is being developed by researchers to…
A study finds that algal genes provide answers to questions concerning plant growth and health. The discovery will help develop heat-tolerant crops and improve algal…
This system, containing blue-green algae, powered a microprocessor continuously for a year using nothing but ambient light and water. Credit: Paolo Bombelli Algae-Powered Computing Scientists…
When cyanobacteria live in low-light conditions, such as beneath a pond surface or under a plant canopy on a forest floor, some are able to…
Gary Moore and his colleagues describe the use of ring-shaped molecules known as porphyrins, seen in this graphic. Such molecules, among the most abundant pigments…