Plants harness quantum physics to capture solar energy with near-perfect efficiency. Scientists are now exploring how to ...

Photosynthesis occurs in chloroplasts found within cells. It is the chloroplasts that contain the green pigment chlorophyll which absorbs light. The plant uses this glucose to grow as well as make ...

Cyanobacteria began contributing oxygen to Earth's mostly noxious atmosphere more than 2 billion years ago. The photosystem ...

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

Next the researchers are working on soybeans and cowpeas; the latter is “a hugely important food-security crop in African ...

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.

The elements of the outdoors that allow plants to thrive – light, warmth, and water – can all be brought indoors with a little creativity and the right resources.

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

The team isolated the chloroplasts from algal cells using a centrifuge and gentle stirring. Instead of then piercing the host cells’ membranes, as in earlier work, the researchers adjusted the culture ...

"When you have a better understanding of how different colours of light affect photosynthesis and plant growth, you can help growers develop smart ways to supplement natural sunlight with coloured ...

Quantum mechanics plays a role in the process of photosynthesis. Engineers have long sought efficient ways to convert solar ...