Nanoscale Forests And An Artificial Leaf On The Road To Green Energy
Monday, June 29, 2009 - 18:35
in Physics & Chemistry
An international team of researchers has modified chlorophyll from an alga so that it resembles the extremely efficient light antennae of bacteria. The team was then able to determine the structure of these light antennae. This is the first step to converting sunlight into energy using an artificial leaf. Leiden researcher Swapna Ganapathy has obtained her PhD based on this subject, under the supervision of Professor Huub de Groot, one of the initiators of the research. read more
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