Light‐harvesting complexes in purple bacteria are sophisticated pigment–protein assemblies that capture and funnel solar energy to the reaction centres, thereby enabling efficient photosynthesis under ...

Green photosynthetic bacteria have long captivated scientific interest owing to their remarkably efficient light-harvesting systems. At the heart of these systems lie chlorosomes – large, ...

Photosynthesis, the natural process of converting sunlight energy into chemical energy and generating molecular oxygen, is a remarkable natural phenomenon that not only forms the basis for sustaining ...

Chemists have measured the energy transfer between photosynthetic light-harvesting proteins. They discovered that the disorganized arrangement of light-harvesting proteins boosts the efficiency of the ...

Photocatalysis is the use of light to accelerate the rate of a reaction in the presence of a photocatalyst. The catalyst plays a crucial role in this process—it absorbs the light being shined onto it ...

It’s very easy to lose a single photon. That’s why it’s so impressive that photosynthetic systems rarely do. In contrast to photovoltaic cells, which currently top out at around 30 percent efficiency, ...

Researchers have revealed the 3D structure of lab-made light-harvesting complex II (LHCII), a key component in photosynthesis. Using cryo-electron microscopy, they found that artificial LHCII closely ...

Scientists see massive potential in the possibility of manipulating or mimicking the natural process of photosynthesis, which could lead to new forms of clean fuel, ways to soak up carbon dioxide or ...

Photosynthesis is a complex process involving several light harvesting complexes and reaction centers, but understanding its fine details has been made more urgent by concerns about greenhouse gases ...