Artificial Photosynthesis, The Chromophore Way
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 08:20
in Physics & Chemistry
Every child learns about photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy. It sounds simple but duplicating it elegantly remains one of the biggest challenges for chemists. Currently, the most efficient methods that we have of making fuel, like hydrogen, from sunlight and water involve expensive metal catalysts like platinum. read more