Photosynthesis plays a crucial role in shaping and sustaining life on Earth, yet many aspects of the process remain a mystery. One such mystery is how Photosystem II, a protein complex in plants, ...

Researchers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (along with collaborators in Sweden, Germany and the UK) have shed new light on the final step of ...

Despite our best efforts, photovoltaic solar cells are still expensive and only moderately efficient. Plants have been making electrochemical energy from the sun since time immemorial, which has led ...

A new study describes a significant step toward improving photosynthesis and increasing yields by putting elements from cyanobacteria into crop plants. In order to feed a projected 9 billion people by ...

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or LBNL, and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory captured the previously missed oxygen-producing step of photosynthesis in a recent study ...

Researchers created a photosynthesis-inspired molecule that uses light to store two positive and two negative charges, aiming to turn sunlight into carbon-neutral fuel. (Nanowerk News) Plants use the ...

TORONTO (CTV Network) — Scientists in Japan may have unlocked the key to recreating how plants perform photosynthesis, according to a new study, potentially paving the way for new ways to harvest ...

(Nanowerk News) Mimicking how plants convert sunlight into energy has long been a dream for scientists aiming to create renewable energy solutions. Artificial photosynthesis is a process that seeks to ...

HOUSTON - (March 23, 2017) - Rice University scientists have created an efficient, simple-to-manufacture oxygen-evolution catalyst that pairs well with semiconductors for solar water splitting, the ...

Using SLAC’s X-ray laser, researchers have finally seen the process by which nature creates the oxygen we breathe. Credit: Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Using SLAC’s X-ray laser, ...

Bioinspired hydrogels that convert water into hydrogen fuel using sunlight, effectively mimicking natural processes to create a sustainable energy solution. Ishikawa, Japan-- Mimicking how plants ...