Mimicking how plants convert sunlight into energy has long been a dream for scientists aiming to create renewable energy ...

Bioengineers propose "electro-agriculture," a method that replaces photosynthesis with a solar-powered reaction converting ...

Researchers have designed bioinspired hydrogels capable of using sunlight to produce hydrogen and oxygen from water.

In an incredible feat that redefines biological boundaries, scientists have successfully engineered animal cells capable of ...

Photosynthesis is the process by which plants, algae and certain types of bacteria synthesise carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and typically water, using light as an energy source. The process ...

We are living on a planet already hotter and more unstable than at any time in human history. Pretending otherwise will only ...

Now, though, researchers may have found a way to use artificial photosynthesis to harness how plants generate energy and use it for ourselves. The process was discovered in groundbreaking new ...

Osaka Metropolitan University researchers have revealed the 3D structure of lab-made light-harvesting complex II (LHCII), a ...

Studying ancient bacterial photosynthesis also helps to understand ... the foundation for specific membrane curvature and energy transfer efficiency in bacteria. Unlike some related bacteria ...

Importantly, these imported chloroplasts displayed activity for two further days, during which time their host cells grew at an accelerated rate. This indicates that photosynthesis was indeed ...

These networks help control the transfer of electrons ... which could help sustainably reshape energy technologies." By making artificial photosynthesis more active, this study moves us closer to a ...