Smithsonian Magazine1d
Intelligent Life May Be More Likely to Exist on Other Planets Than Previously Thought, Scientists Say
Researchers present an alternative to the long-held “hard steps” theory to explain the evolution of complex life, suggesting ...
Nature4y
Photosynthetic Cells
This process, called photosynthesis, is essential to the global carbon cycle and organisms that conduct photosynthesis represent the lowest level in most food chains (Figure 1). Most living things ...
How Quantum Mechanics Powers the Near-Perfect Efficiency of Photosynthesis
Plants harness quantum physics to capture solar energy with near-perfect efficiency. Scientists are now exploring how to ...
Discovery of high-spin manganese centers sheds light on photosynthesis
In a small manganese oxide cluster, teams from HZB and HU Berlin have discovered a particularly exciting compound: two high-spin manganese centers in two very different oxidation states. This complex ...
EurekAlert!1d
BESSY II: Building block of the catalyst for oxygen formation in photosynthesis reproduced
In a small manganese oxide cluster, teams from HZB and HU Berlin have discovered a particularly exciting compound: two high ...
The Quantum Blueprint: How Photosynthesis Defies Classical Physics
Quantum mechanics plays a role in the process of photosynthesis. Engineers have long sought efficient ways to convert solar energy into storable chemical energy. Nature perfected this process billions ...
A century of extra carbon dioxide boosts photosynthesis in tropical trees
The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is rising rapidly, with numerous negative consequences for the climate. However, ...
Phys.org29d
Artificial photosynthesis decoded: How carbon nitride splits water (and enables green hydrogen)
With artificial photosynthesis, scientists mimic nature ... For the first time, researchers have captured every step of one of the most studied yet least understood reactions of the past decade.