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 ...

Enzymes are molecular machines that carry out the chemical reactions that sustain all life, an ability that has captured the ...

For decades, scientists assumed that life on Earth emerged through a chain of highly improbable flukes. But a new theory ...

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

Various reports have shown that the prolonged use of agrochemicals may lead to soil degradation and loss of biodiversity ...

Feb. 4, 2025 — 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 ...

It is also beneficial for humans, as trees with higher photosynthesis rates remove more CO₂ from the air. By measuring the shape of sugar molecules in tree rings using magnetic fields, the researchers ...

Feb. 18, 2025 — It may be the smallest, shortest chorus dance ever recorded. An international team of researchers observed how electrons, excited by ultrafast light ...

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