• Understanding biological water oxidation is central to achieving artificial photosynthesis and providing cheap and efficient hydrogen production. (chemistryworld.com)
  • Artificial photosynthesis relies on the creation of efficient and stable water-oxidising photocatalysts, preferably ones made of earth abundant materials. (chemistryworld.com)
  • A highly innovative LED light reactor for artificial photosynthesis. (bartenbach.com)
  • Through cooperation of the Institute of General, Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry of the University of Innsbruck with the companies VF Services GmbH and Bartenbach GmbH, research was conducted on 3d metals (copper, nickel) coordinated with PNP ligands for artificial photosynthesis to be able to generate hydrogen directly with light. (bartenbach.com)
  • The way leaves convert sunlight and carbon dioxide into life-sustaining chemical energy is a resourceful process, and scientists are attempting to do the same thing with artificial photosynthesis to produce the ultimate clean energy. (rdworldonline.com)
  • Currently, there is an urgent need to develop superior strategies for the large scale conversion of solar energy into a renewable chemical fuel through artificial photosynthesis, which uses the same fundamental science as natural photosynthesis. (europa.eu)
  • Here we integrate the strengths of both natural and artificial photosynthesis to explore novel pathways for efficient solar-to-chemical conversion, which are otherwise inaccessible to either field alone. (europa.eu)
  • This integrated approach will lead the emergent field of semi-artificial photosynthesis beyond conventional solar fuels research. (europa.eu)
  • New technology using semi-artificial photosynthesis could yield future renewable energy systems. (rdworldonline.com)
  • Researchers from St. John's College and the University of Cambridge have discovered new ways to produce and store solar energy using semi-artificial photosynthesis, by combining biological components with man-made technologies to convert water into hydrogen and oxygen. (rdworldonline.com)
  • According to the study, semi-artificial photosynthesis combines the strengths of natural photosynthesis with synthetic chemistry and materials science to develop model systems that overcome nature's limitations, including low-yielding metabolic pathways and non-complementary light absorption by photosystems I and II. (rdworldonline.com)
  • The research team are the first to successfully use the enzyme hydrogenase and photosystem II to develop semi-artificial photosynthesis driven strictly by solar power that absorb more solar light than natural photosynthesis. (rdworldonline.com)
  • While scientists have long used artificial photosynthesis, no one has been able to develop renewable energy production system that do not use catalysts that are neither toxic nor expensive. (rdworldonline.com)
  • However, the new technology developed at Cambridge is part of an emerging semi-artificial photosynthesis field, where researchers are seeking to overcome the limitations of fully artificial photosynthesis. (rdworldonline.com)
  • We focus our interest on the use of clean, no cost and abundant sources like sunlight, water, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen for photovoltaics and artificial photosynthesis . (unimib.it)
  • In the MIB-SOLAR and FLEXILAB labs, containing an ISO7 clean room and state-of-the-art facilities, we investigate materials and devices for artificial photosynthesis and photovoltaics. (unimib.it)
  • Clean-room labs (MIB-SOLAR and FLEXILAB) for preparation and characterization of photocatalytic and photelectrochemical devices for artificial photosynthesis and photovoltaics. (unimib.it)
  • This array of specialized cells could help produce more sustainable fuels using artificial photosynthesis. (acs.org)
  • Though promising, the team recognizes that the efficiency of artificial photosynthesis systems needs to improve before these devices can become viable options for large-scale power generation. (acs.org)
  • The authors acknowledge funding from the Japan Technological Research Association of Artificial Photosynthetic Chemical Process and the European Innovation Council. (acs.org)
  • Researchers from institutions including Lund University have taken a step closer to producing solar fuel using artificial photosynthesis. (lu.se)
  • A major advance in artificial photosynthesis poses win/win for the environment - using sequestered CO2 for green chemistry, including renewable fuel production. (lbl.gov)
  • A potentially game-changing breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis has been achieved with the development of a system that can capture carbon dioxide emissions before they are vented into the atmosphere and then, powered by solar energy, convert that carbon dioxide into valuable chemical products, including biodegradable plastics, pharmaceutical drugs and even liquid fuels. (lbl.gov)
  • We believe our system is a revolutionary leap forward in the field of artificial photosynthesis," says Peidong Yang, a chemist with Berkeley Lab's Materials Sciences Division and one of the leaders of this study. (lbl.gov)
  • This break-through artificial photosynthesis system has four general components: (1) harvesting solar energy, (2) generating reducing equivalents, (3) reducing CO2 to biosynthetic intermediates, and (4) producing value-added chemicals. (lbl.gov)
  • From left) Peidong Yang, Christopher Chang and Michelle Chang led the development of an artificial photosynthesis system that can convert CO2 into valuable chemical products using only water and sunlight. (lbl.gov)
  • By combining biocompatible light-capturing nanowire arrays with select bacterial populations, the new artificial photosynthesis system offers a win/win situation for the environment: solar-powered green chemistry using sequestered carbon dioxide. (lbl.gov)
  • The system starts with an "artificial forest" of nanowire heterostructures, consisting of silicon and titanium oxide nanowires, developed earlier by Yang and his research group. (lbl.gov)
  • The road toward commercial artificial photosynthesis has been a bumpy one. (ieee.org)
  • This scientific effort largely has been organized in the United States under the Department of Energy's Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP). (ieee.org)
  • In the first five years, our mission was pretty broad in terms of what kind of artificial photosynthesis we would actually work on," explains Frances A. Houle, deputy director for science and research integration at JCAP North. (ieee.org)
  • with "artificial photosynthesis" being one example. (sbir.gov)
  • These concern such different things as antibiotic-resistant bacteria, environmentally dangerous waste or artificial photosynthesis. (lu.se)
  • Molecular and materials predictions of emerging solar energy technologies including Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs), Organic Photovoltaics (OPVs), nanoscale energy converters, Light-emitting materials, as well as Solar Fuels including Artificial Photosynthesis. (lu.se)
  • Natural photosynthesis is not efficient because it has evolved merely to survive so it makes the bare minimum amount of energy needed-around 1-2 per cent of what it could potentially convert and store," Katarzyna Sokól, first author and PhD student at St John's College, said in a statement. (rdworldonline.com)
  • In natural photosynthesis, leaves harvest solar energy and carbon dioxide is reduced and combined with water for the synthesis of molecular products that form biomass," says Chris Chang, an expert in catalysts for carbon-neutral energy conversions. (lbl.gov)
  • The investigations into carbon fixation and gas exchange by ANU researchers were essential to the understanding of photosynthesis and the development of new processes to increase the efficiency of the photosynthetic process in agriculture. (edu.au)
  • The Princeton researchers liken the establishment of C3 photosynthesis to German engineer Nikolaus Otto patenting the internal combustion engine in 1876. (princeton.edu)
  • Among the authors are two researchers from Germany, Martin Jung from the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry (MPI-BGC) in Jena und Luis Guanter from the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). (gfz-potsdam.de)
  • By making research easy to access, and puts the academic needs of the researchers before the business interests of publishers. (intechopen.com)
  • The research, performed mostly by Graham Peers in the laboratory of Krishna Niyogi from the University of California, Berkeley, included researchers at the University of Münster, Germany, and used a mutant strain of the single-celled green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, originally isolated at the Carnegie Institution, to show that a specific protein of the light harvesting family of proteins plays a critical role in eliminating excess absorbed light energy. (scienceblog.com)
  • The researchers also measured each tree's photosynthesis, which is how trees capture carbon from the atmosphere and is a key marker of tree health. (ncsu.edu)
  • The researchers also found that warming negatively affected tree photosynthesis and growth, regardless of whether pests were present. (ncsu.edu)
  • Modifying photosynthesis has also allowed researchers to save water. (earth.com)
  • A team of researchers from Berkeley Lab's Center for Advanced Mathematics for Energy Research Applications and colleagues have developed batteryNET, a deep learning algorithm that enhances the assessment of lithium agglomeration in solid-state lithium metal batteries. (nersc.gov)
  • Using computing resources at NERSC at Berkeley Lab, researchers from the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research have identified new, more efficient ways to find improved electrolytes for batteries. (nersc.gov)
  • Using the Perlmutter supercomputer at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC), researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have devised a new mathematical method for analyzing extremely large datasets - and, in the process, demonstrated proof of principle on a record-breaking dataset of more than five million points. (nersc.gov)
  • Researchers from all over the world will be using these facilities, which can be compared to two large toolboxes for material research, ESS will produce neutrons and MAX IV synchrotron light. (lu.se)
  • In a new study published in the research journal Science Advances, researchers including those from Lund University establish what happened on Earth after the fatal collision. (lu.se)
  • It is transforming how we measure photosynthesis on local to global scales," said Jack Mustard, professor of earth, environmental and planetary sciences and a fellow in the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In this experiment, we developed a method to use images of crop fields as a means to measure photosynthesis. (usda.gov)
  • Scientists estimate C3 photosynthesis evolved around a billion years ago, when marine algae took up previously free-living, photosynthetic bacteria into their cells. (princeton.edu)
  • The work shows that chlorophyll fluorescence, a faint glow produced by plant leaves as a byproduct of photosynthesis, is a strong proxy for photosynthetic activity in the canopy of a deciduous forest. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Here we review the application of ML in various domains of photosynthetic research, as well as in photosynthetic pigment studies. (essex.ac.uk)
  • We also propose strategies to employ ML in promoting photosynthetic pigment research for furthering crop yield. (essex.ac.uk)
  • It starts from the origins of the photosynthetic capacity of organisms with a summary of the evolution of photosynthesis. (intechopen.com)
  • Dear Librarian, I would like to recommend the following IntechOpen book to be added to our library catalog: TITLE: 'Photosynthesis - From Its Evolution to Future Improvements in Photosynthetic Efficiency Using Nanomaterials' PRINT ISBN: 978-1-78923-785-6 Libraries are offered a 20% discount on retail book prices. (intechopen.com)
  • Cavanagh and her colleagues in a research program called Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency ( RIPE ), which is based at the University of Illinois, have spent the last five years trying to fix Rubisco's problem. (npr.org)
  • These results have important implications for improving photosynthetic pathways and mapping of photosynthesis across scales. (usda.gov)
  • Circadian rhythm of photosynthesis and concurrent oscillations of transcript abundance of photosynthetic genes in the marine red alga Grateloupia turuturu. (awi.de)
  • Many biological processes are under the control of an endogenous circadianclock, a prominent example within the plant kingdom being photosynthesis.Here we report a robust circadian rhythm of photosynthetic oxygen evolutionin the red marine macroalga Grateloupia turuturu. (awi.de)
  • Goulard, F. , Lüning, K. and Jacobsen, S. (2004): Circadian rhythm of photosynthesis and concurrent oscillations of transcript abundance of photosynthetic genes in the marine red alga Grateloupia turuturu. (awi.de)
  • The research objective is to develop a fully functional computational method for prediction of the after-burning effect of different fuels in a wide range of temperature, pressure, and turbulence regimes. (sbir.gov)
  • This report discusses improvements made to the GOSSYM model for soil, photosynthesis, and transpiration processes. (nature.com)
  • Modified GOSSYM improved the simulation of soil, photosynthesis, and transpiration processes, thereby improving the predictive ability of cotton crop growth and development. (nature.com)
  • The Remote Sensing of Ecosystems research group integrates environmental science and geoinformatics to better understand spatial and temporal effects on the ecological patterns we observe and the processes that create them. (lu.se)
  • Ecosystem function refers to the interactions between these structural elements and ecological processes (such as photosynthesis) or energy flows (such as land surface temperature). (lu.se)
  • Our research thus improves our general understanding of ecological and evolutionary mechanisms that underpin the eco-evolutionary processes that drive ecosystem dynamics including population sizes, traits evolution and diversification. (lu.se)
  • MAX IV is the world's brightest synchrotron light system and the research facility in Lund was opened in June 2016. (lu.se)
  • Photosynthesis is a key biological process that involves the exchange of CO 2 and O 2 between the atmosphere and plant leaves via pores in the leaves called stomata. (edu.au)
  • We are pleased to confirm the 18th International Congress on Photosynthesis Research will take place August 7 - 12, 2022. (vifabio.de)
  • Mari, F., 2022, Markanvändning för en klimatpositiv framtid: En rapport om utmaningar och möjligheter i Skåne. (lu.se)
  • Part of nature's catalyst for biological photosynthesis is a manganese cluster of four manganese ions that takes part in oxygen-evolving photosystem II, a catalytic cycle of five S i states (known as the Kok cycle , 2 where i = 0-4). (chemistryworld.com)
  • There are over one thousand different carotenoids in living beings, but only one, β-carotene, is present in every organism that performs the type of photosynthesis in which oxygen is released, and is thought to be essential for the process. (elifesciences.org)
  • Straka was studying oxygen consumption in tadpole brains of African clawed frogs ( Xenopus laevis ) when a lunch conversation with a botanist sparked an idea to combine plant physiology with neuroscience: harnessing the power of photosynthesis to supply nerve cells with oxygen. (scitechdaily.com)
  • That's part of the reason scientists have looked to orbital instruments to get a broader view of photosynthesis. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Scientists are just beginning to measure the extent to which orbital measurements of fluorescence correlate to ground-based measurements of photosynthesis. (sciencedaily.com)
  • As PhD students, we found it difficult to access the research we needed, so we decided to create a new Open Access publisher that levels the playing field for scientists across the world. (intechopen.com)
  • It is a private, nonprofit organization with six research departments throughout the U.S. Carnegie scientists are leaders in plant biology, developmental biology, astronomy, materials science, global ecology, and Earth and planetary science. (scienceblog.com)
  • Scientists have re-engineered photosynthesis, a foundation of life on Earth, creating genetically modified plants that grow faster and bigger. (npr.org)
  • A research project to develop and characterize "Photofunctional Iron Complexes" involving the Theoretical Chemistry Division at Lund University has been awarded 35,000,000 SEK in funding from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation for the five-year period 2020 - 2024. (lu.se)
  • A research team led by geoscientists from Brown University and the Marine Biological Laboratory has provided some crucial ground-truth for a method of measuring plant photosynthesis on a global scale from low-Earth orbit. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In the 1970s ANU researcher Dr Graham Farquhar investigated gas exchange in leaves of C 3 plants, specifically the tradeoff between obtaining CO 2 for photosynthesis and losing water via transpiration. (edu.au)
  • The photosynthesis and transpiration model in GOSSYM is replaced with a Farquhar biochemical model and Ball-Berry leaf energy balance model. (nature.com)
  • From left, Mark Bartlett, a post-doctoral researcher, Samantha Hartzell, a graduate student, Amilcare Porporato, Thomas J. Wu '94 Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Princeton Environmental Institute, and Jun Yin, a post-doctoral researcher, have identified parallels between the development of photosynthesis and engines. (princeton.edu)
  • Her interest led to a research career at Lund University, specialising in plankton. (lu.se)
  • For her master's thesis, Dana Verhoeven (MSc Molecular Life Sciences) aimed to better understand the mechanisms behind photosynthesis, a process in which plants turn the energy of the sun into sugars that nurture the plant. (wur.nl)
  • In plants' case, the core process is photosynthesis. (princeton.edu)
  • The primary process in any crop simulation model is the estimation of light interception and photosynthesis. (nature.com)
  • Xu et al's findings show the high flexibility of photosynthesis in plants, which are able to incorporate non-native elements to the process. (elifesciences.org)
  • Now, they wanted to evolve the process to more fully mimic photosynthesis, taking in CO 2 to store the sun's energy in methane instead, while still using cost-effective and easily scalable materials. (acs.org)
  • The recent study, published in ACS Nano, combines the material graphene and the semiconductor cubic silicon carbide in a process which essentially mimics photosynthesis in plants. (lu.se)
  • the net exchange is a result of photosynthesis that takes up and respiration that releases CO₂. (lu.se)
  • Some of our main research activities are driven by questions, such as the following: 1) Is it possible to reduce the uncertainties in our estimates of vegetation productivity and ecosystem respiration by combining in situ, EO and dynamic vegetation modelling methods? (lu.se)
  • The newly developed model (modified GOSSYM) is evaluated using field-scale and experimental data from SPAR (soil-plant-atmosphere-research) chambers. (nature.com)
  • Future research will focus on identifying those factors causing this lower productivity including P availability, soil acidity and Al toxicity, cation availability, and competition with other vegetation. (who.int)
  • Dr Farquhar along with Dr Susanne von Caemmerer and Dr Joe Berry formed the model which integrated all the previous knowledge about the biochemical components of photosynthesis and gas exchange in plants. (edu.au)
  • Over millions of years of natural evolution, plants have developed two efficient photosynthesis variants to deal with starkly different climates. (princeton.edu)
  • While mutant plants lacking xanthophylls are capable of photoautotrophic growth, no plants without carotenes in their photosystems have been reported so far, which has led to the common opinion that carotenes are essential for photosynthesis. (elifesciences.org)
  • In plants, the pigments involved in photosynthesis are green chlorophylls and carotenoids. (elifesciences.org)
  • Although humans are still figuring out how to reliably turn that energy into fuel, plants have been doing it for eons through photosynthesis. (acs.org)
  • Unlike standard digital cameras that have only three measurement colors (red, green, and blue), the images we collected measured hundreds of colors, some of which had information related to photosynthesis capabilities of the plants. (usda.gov)
  • Though photosynthesis has room to improve, we still have much to learn from plants. (earth.com)
  • Now, ordinarily all the plants have starch in their green leaves, so before we can use a plant in a photosynthesis experiment, the initial starch present in its leaves must be removed. (preservearticles.com)
  • These roles have historically often been misunderstood or neglected, but modern research have resurrected the importance of bryophytes and pointed to their position as evolutionary links between the first land plants and more recent groups of plants, such as the flowering plants. (lu.se)
  • They have retained key roles in ecosystems, such as water retention, nutrient cycling and primary production (photosynthesis). (lu.se)
  • Dana Verhoeven won in the field of life sciences with her thesis on light-capturing mechanisms during photosynthesis in plant leaves. (wur.nl)
  • Photosynthesis is hindered by the inefficiency of the enzyme Rubisco that is responsible for catalyzing the incorporation of CO 2 into plant material. (edu.au)
  • New research provides some crucial ground truth for a method of measuring plant photosynthesis on a global scale from orbit. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Here we propose the concept of an electro-microbial route to uncouple food production from photosynthesis, thereby enabling production of nutritious food in space without the need to grow plant-based crops. (mdpi.com)
  • In other words, we should destarch the leaves of a plant before using it in a photosynthesis experiment. (preservearticles.com)
  • This plant with destarched leaves can now be used in the photosynthesis experiments. (preservearticles.com)
  • in one recently published paper, a research group shared results of a quantum machine learning project that explores novel methods for preserving privacy within advanced quantum computing functions. (nersc.gov)
  • My research group is a member group of the QDN - Quantum Dynamics Network . (edu.au)
  • The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has defined basic research like this "Basic research is about the systematic and methodical search for new knowledge and new ideas without a specific application in mind. (lu.se)
  • The study is published in the research journal Science Advances. (lu.se)
  • The aim is to provide a snapshot of some of the most exciting work published in the various research areas of the journal. (mdpi.com)
  • Straka also envisions his research benefiting other laboratories that work with isolated tissues or organoids. (scitechdaily.com)
  • This work was supported by German Science Foundation, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, and the Munich Center for Neuroscience. (scitechdaily.com)
  • How does photosynthesis work? (earth.com)
  • NERSC is a hub for climate and weather research, and three recent scientific journal articles all published within one month highlight the center's continuing role in supporting this work. (nersc.gov)
  • We also aim to develop a deep understanding of species concepts used for bryophytes, including the ability to critically evaluate such species concepts, skills that are applicable both in practical conservation work and in taxonomic research. (lu.se)
  • Thanks is due to the village leaders in Kafr El Sheikh, who showed great cooperation and facilitated the field work during different stages of the research study. (who.int)
  • This has great potential to improve our global data-driven estimates of photosynthesis and other fluxes between land and atmosphere that are relevant for the Earth System", says Martin Jung from MPI-BGC. (gfz-potsdam.de)
  • Basic research is driven by man's curiosity and is continuously making surprising new discoveries. (lu.se)
  • The research objective is to develop Modeling and Simulation (M&S) tools to accurately predict the performance of new state-of-the-art material systems as protection for high value missiles deployed in their launchers or canisters. (sbir.gov)
  • Research into better battery technology is essential for all renewable energy sources. (earth.com)
  • Our research has important implications for public policy. (lu.se)
  • With her research, Dana has supplied a better understanding of how the light energy is divided between both photosystems and how the light harvesting capacity changes at the molecular level. (wur.nl)
  • In parallel to C3 photosynthesis' limitations, the rudimentary internal combustion engine does not meet performance demands in all scenarios. (princeton.edu)
  • The research and development department of Bartenbach was able to develop a highly innovative, multispectral LED light reactor in the SolarHydrogen project and hand over a prototype system to the University of Innsbruck at the end of the project. (bartenbach.com)
  • Much of their research is devoted to the development of membranes with electronic properties that can be integrated with light absorbers and catalysts. (rdworldonline.com)
  • Photosynthesis clearly has us beat when it comes to providing steady energy. (earth.com)
  • I currently lead a research group investigating a variety of phenomena within physical chemistry, with a focus on the influence of energetics/energy surfaces on dynamical properties. (edu.au)
  • This is an exceptional achievement, according to the jury: "It demonstrates that your research is widely appreciated in the field and that you had a key role in this achievement. (wur.nl)
  • Due to its optical performance and simultaneous analysis possibilities, this reactor allows completely new research approaches in the field of photochemistry. (bartenbach.com)
  • Feature papers represent the most advanced research with significant potential for high impact in the field. (mdpi.com)
  • A Feature Paper should be a substantial original Article that involves several techniques or approaches, provides an outlook for future research directions and describes possible research applications. (mdpi.com)
  • R&D World Enewsletters get you caught up on all the mission critical news you need in research and development. (rdworldonline.com)
  • The Society is a global leader in promoting excellence in science education and providing access to chemistry-related information and research through its multiple research solutions, peer-reviewed journals, scientific conferences, eBooks and weekly news periodical Chemical & Engineering News . (acs.org)