It was previously hypothesized that just a small number of photons would be needed to kickstart photosynthesis, but researchers never successfully observed this first step. However, in 2023 ...

Photosynthesis is a term that almost every science enthusiast has known and studied. However, it is not easy to memorise all the steps and processes of photosynthesis by heart. This article ...

So plants use light to make their own food (in the form of sugar). The overall process of photosynthesis can be summarised by the word equation shown below. In reality, photosynthesis consists of ...

Plants and bacteria use different processes for photosynthesis, but the initial steps are similar enough ... relies on quantum physics (SN: 2/3/10). While it’s not clear whether the new ...

Researches have found missing steps in photosynthesis by stimulating plant proteins with laser light and then capturing the resulting processes with x-rays. Here, the leaves of a smoke bush are ...

“It is efficient and fast. This is an important step towards the development of artificial photosynthesis.” This is what the stack of four dyes synthesized in Würzburg looks like. It represents a ...

The data reveal an intermediate reaction step that had not been observed before. The results, published today in Nature, shed light on how nature has optimized photosynthesis and are helping ...

“If we can make the first steps of photosynthesis faster and more efficient, we can hopefully also make the light energy conversion of other systems more efficient”, says Tönu Pullerit ...