New research reveals the hidden role quantum mechanics plays in photosynthesis, opening the door for breakthroughs in clean ...

A new study is shining fresh light on how green plants and other photosynthetic organisms transport solar energy so ...

The efficient conversion of solar energy into storable forms of chemical energy is the dream of many engineers. Nature found ...

Photosynthesis -- mainly carried out by plants -- is based on a remarkably efficient energy conversion process. To generate chemical energy, sunlight must first be captured and transported further.

A study from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) highlights the role of quantum mechanics in photosynthesis, a process ...

The nitrogen in the chlorophyll also is moved into storage cells. "Nitrogen is valuable to plants, and each chlorophyll molecule contains four atoms of it," Joly says. "That's a heavy biological ...

They are an important food for other river life such as small animals and freshwater shrimp. The chlorophyll molecule allows algae to absorb energy from light; a process known as photosynthesis. Thus ...

By adding a "sensitizer" compound — similar to how plants use chlorophyll in photosynthesis — they increased the molecule's energy storage capacity by more than 10 times. "We could not only ...

The efficient conversion of solar energy into storable forms of chemical energy is the dream of many engineers. Nature found a perfect solution to ...