Artificial Photosynthesis: Turning Sunlight Into Liquid Fuels Moves A Step Closer
Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 11:51
in Physics & Chemistry
Through photosynthesis, plants use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars they use for fuel. Scientists want to create an artificial version of photosynthesis to produce liquid fuels for transportation. Chemists have taken an important step towards this goal with the discovery that cobalt oxide nanocrystals can effectively carry out the critical photosynthetic reaction of splitting water molecules.
Read the whole article on Science Daily
More from Science Daily
Related
- Turning sunlight into liquid fuelsWed, 11 Mar 2009, 12:04:57 EDT
- Chemists describe solar energy progress and challenges, including the 'artificial leaf'Fri, 6 Nov 2009, 0:45:14 EST
- Researchers make key step towards turning methane gas into liquid fuelThu, 22 Oct 2009, 14:41:23 EDT
- Monash team learns from nature to split waterSun, 17 Aug 2008, 8:56:33 EDT
- Weizmann Institute scientists develop a unique approach for splitting water into hydrogen and oxygenMon, 6 Apr 2009, 9:50:37 EDT