The shortage of fossil energy and the increase in environmental pollution raise an ever-growing desire for the efficient utilization of solar energy. Natural photosynthesis, which involves both light ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists developed a nanosized oxyhalide photocatalyst with record solar fuel efficiency, achieving breakthroughs in hydrogen ...

Figure showing the systematic design of the photocatalytic covalent organic frameworks (COFs) for manufacturing hydrogen peroxide using flow reactors. (a) The COF with segregated donor and acceptor ...

A newly developed pentanuclear iron complex can offer an efficient, stable, and cost-effective solution for water oxidation. By electrochemically polymerizing the complex, researchers have obtained a ...

Turning sunlight directly into fuel has come closer to reality after scientists developed a molecule that can hold enough energy to mimic the way plants capture light. The discovery addresses one of ...

Artificial photosynthesis may be closer than you think. Scientists at the University of Basel have developed a molecule that can store four charges from light, speeding up the quest for carbon-neutral ...

Researchers are racing to turn sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into a virtually inexhaustible stream of clean fuel, and a series of recent breakthroughs suggests that artificial photosynthesis is ...

A team has shown that artificial photosynthesis is feasible using organic materials. Using the technique, they successfully synthesized useful organic compounds, including pharmaceutical materials, ...

Harnessing sunlight to power the future has taken a major step forward thanks to new research on nanosized oxyhalide photocatalysts. A team of Japanese scientists has demonstrated that shrinking and ...

However, such an artificial system faces three key challenges: (1) insufficient charge carrier generation and fast charge recombination, which lowers the efficiency; (2) limited number of available ...