News tagged with photosynthetic molecules
Far-out photosynthesis
Photosynthesis maintains Earth's habitability for life as we know it, and shapes the way we search for habitable worlds around distant stars. Scientists have discovered a microbe that can use low-energy light ...
Mar 16, 2012 |
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Decades-old conclusion about energy-making pathway of cyanobacteria is corrected
A generally accepted 44-year-old assumption about how certain kinds of bacteria make energy and synthesize cell materials has been shown to be incorrect by a team of scientists led by Donald Bryant, the Ernest ...
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Artificial light-harvesting method achieves 100% energy transfer efficiency
(PhysOrg.com) -- In an attempt to mimic the photosynthetic systems found in plants and some bacteria, scientists have taken a step toward developing an artificial light-harvesting system (LHS) that meets one ...
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Fine-tuning photosynthesis
A new analysis by MIT researchers could make it possible to design more efficient artificial systems that mimic the way plants harvest the energy of sunlight through photosynthesis.
Nov 05, 2010 |
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Bio meets nano: Quantum dots as light antennas for artificial photosynthetic systems
(PhysOrg.com) -- Our attempts to use solar energy continue to be very ineffective; the true masters of this craft are photosynthetic plants, algae, and bacteria. Science is trying to emulate these organisms.
Oct 01, 2010 |
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Scientists discover first new chlorophyll in 60 years
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Sydney scientists have stumbled upon the first new chlorophyll to be discovered in over 60 years and have published their findings in the international journal Science.
Aug 20, 2010 |
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A new day dawned fast: Recovery from marine mass extinction happened much faster than thought
(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1979, Luis Alvarez and his collaborators stunned the world with their discovery that an asteroid impact 65 million years ago probably killed off the dinosaurs and much of the the world's ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Scientists determine the structure of highly efficient light-harvesting molecules in green bacteria
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of scientists has determined the structure of the chlorophyll molecules in green bacteria that are responsible for harvesting light energy. The team's results one day ...
May 04, 2009 |
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Inner workings of photosynthesis revealed by powerful new laser technique
Instant pictures showing how the sun's energy moves inside plants have been taken for the first time, according to research out tomorrow (Friday 6 February) in Physical Review Letters.
Feb 05, 2009 |
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