Postcards from the photosynthetic edge: Femtosecond snapshots of photosynthetic water oxidation

Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 18:30 in Physics & Chemistry

Using the world's most powerful x-ray laser, an international collaboration took femtosecond 'snapshots' of water oxidation in photosystem II, the only known biological system able to harness sunlight for splitting the water molecule. The results should help advance the development of artificial photosynthesis for clean, green and renewable energy.

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