Revolutionary 'Artificial Leaf' generates clean drinking water and hydrogen fuel from sunlight
Artificial Leaf can transform access to clean drinking water and renewable energy in resource-limited or off-grid environments
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JJ Shavit
- Sep 23
Climate-saving super-plants could be the key to reverse climate change, study finds
Burning fossil fuels has increased atmospheric carbon dioxide by over 50 percent compared to two centuries ago
JJ Shavit
- Jul 12
Can humans design better leaves than nature?
On the Earth's surface, leaves serve as a crucial lynchpin in the planetary carbon cycle, capturing sunlight and transforming it into energy
JJ Shavit
- Jul 4
Scientists finally discover why photosynthesis is so efficient
Life on earth owes its existence to the light-absorbing ability of photosynthetic organisms, from microscopic bacteria to majestic sequoias
JJ Shavit
- Apr 6
Game-changing discovery taps into photosynthesis for renewable energy production
Photosynthesis is an incredibly complex and fundamental process that sustains life on Earth, enabling plants to convert light into energy.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 1
Researchers decode the secret language of photosynthesis
When you get hungry, you grab a snack from your fridge or pantry. But what can plants do when they get hungry? They make it themselves!
JJ Shavit
- Nov 30, 2022
Incredible biobatteries can generate power for weeks
Watson College of Engineering has been working for years on biobatteries, which generate electricity through bacterial interaction.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 7, 2022
Novel solar-powered greenhouses grow plants and generate power from the same light
Plants use light waves from only a portion of the spectrum for photosynthesis—the remainder can be recovered and used to make solar power.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 6, 2022
Scientists discover how plants respond to climate change — and increase crop productivity
Plants lengthen and bend to secure access to sunlight. Despite observing this phenomenon for centuries, scientists do not fully understand.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 28, 2022
Breakthrough in photosynthesis helps adapt plants to rapid climate change
Scientists know that they can increase crop yields by accelerating photosynthesis, where plants convert CO2, water and light into oxygen.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 18, 2021
Increasing CO2 levels in the atmosphere teaches old oaks new tricks
Mature oak trees will increase their rate of photosynthesis by up to a third in response to the raised CO2 levels around the world.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 30, 2021
New data suggests that life could exist on Venus
Photosynthesis could occur in Venus' clouds with the middle and lower clouds receiving solar energy similar to the Earth's surface.
JD Shavit
- Sep 29, 2021
Scientists synthesize 'food quality' starch from CO2 in global first
Chinese scientists recently reported a de novo route for artificial starch synthesis from carbon dioxide (CO2) for the first time.
JD Shavit
- Aug 24, 2021
Turning artificial photosynthesis technology ventures from concept to reality
Korean researchers are striving to turn artificial photosynthesis technology into reality to achieve carbon neutrality or achieve net 0.
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