Tag: photosynthesis

A collaborative study led by Dr. Christopher Gisriel at Yale University and Dr. Tanai Cardona at Queen Mary University of London, ...

Solar panels are an increasingly popular way to generate electricity from the sun’s energy. Although humans are still figuring out ...

Photosynthesis is a crucial process that allows plants to convert carbon dioxide into organic compounds using solar energy. Light-harvesting complex ...

In-cell engineering can be a powerful tool for synthesizing functional protein crystals with promising catalytic properties, show researchers at Tokyo ...

Using a complex cast of metal-studded pigments, proteins, enzymes, and co-enzymes, photosynthetic organisms can convert the energy in light into ...

Inside a lab, scientists marvel at a strange state that forms when they cool down atoms to nearly absolute zero. ...

Artificial photosynthesis for environmentally friendly food production TUM researchers produce important amino acid from greenhouse gas CO2   Growing demand ...

Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate—a biodegradable plastic—is a strong water-resistant polyester often used in packaging materials, made from 3-hydroxybutyrate as a precursor. In previous ...

LMU chemists use high-precision quantum chemistry to study key elements of super-efficient energy transfer in an important element of photosynthesis. ...

Osaka, Japan – In recent years, environmental problems caused by global warming have become more apparent due to greenhouse gases ...

For decades, scientists have been stumped by the signals plants send themselves to initiate photosynthesis, the process of turning sunlight ...

Plants that live on land, such as spinach, grow by using sunlight to perform photosynthesis. How, then, do algae photosynthesize ...

Knowing whether or not marine microbes engage in photosynthesis — the use of sunlight to turn carbon dioxide and water ...

The central biocatalyst in photosynthesis, Rubisco, is the most abundant enzyme on earth. By reconstructing billion-year-old enzymes, a team of ...

Images A relatively new kind of semiconductor, layered atop a mirror-like structure, can mimic the way that leaves move energy ...

WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed a new type of high-efficiency photodetector inspired by the photosynthetic complexes plants use to turn ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — For the first time, RIPE researchers have proven that multigene bioengineering of photosynthesis increases the yield of ...

Photosynthesis has evolved in plants for millions of years to turn water, carbon dioxide, and the energy from sunlight into ...

Plants rely on a process called carbon fixation – turning carbon dioxide from the air into carbon-rich biomolecules ­– for ...

Ice cores allow climate researchers to look 800,000 years back in time: atmospheric carbon acts as fertilizer, increasing biological production. ...