Hungarian researchers at ELTE Eötvös Loránd University and the HUN-REN Center for Energy Research have shown that the leaves ...

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

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 ...

Photosynthetic cells are quite diverse and include cells found in green plants, phytoplankton, and cyanobacteria. During the process of photosynthesis, cells use carbon dioxide and energy from the ...

Nonphotochemical quenching (NPQ): A protective mechanism in plants that dissipates excess light energy as heat to prevent damage to the photosynthetic apparatus. Thylakoid: Membrane-bound ...

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

Chloroplasts are the principal cell structures that house the photosynthetic apparatus converting light energy into the chemical energy that fuels plant growth. Specifically, the Rubisco protein ...

Most plants are autotrophs because they make their own food by photosynthesis. But for every rule there is an exception. Some plants are non-photosynthetic and parasitic, obtaining their food through ...

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

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

Astronauts on board China's "heavenly palace" space station have demonstrated a new way of making rocket fuel products and ...

Chinese astronauts claim have successfully developed artificial photosynthesis technology in orbit for the first time. This ...