Photosynthesis – turning the sun’s energy into food for plants – is the biological system that feeds the world. But despite its awesome power, the process is extremely inefficient. We can’t really blame plants for this because photosynthesis evolved for ancient earth’s conditions. What if we could improve on this fundamental, ancient process? One could imagine using solar energy and biology to make chemicals or liquid fuels in a far less-polluting way than today’s methods.…
A ‘bionic leaf’ turns solar energy into chemicals and fuels
More of Today's Solutions
Women in New Mexico make history with legislative majority
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM With 60 of the 112 seats in the state legislature, New Mexico women have set a new benchmark ...
Read MoreRat patrol: African rodents trained to sniff out smuggled wildlife products
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Move over, sniffer dogs! Scientists in Tanzania are now using African giant pouched rats to locate smuggled wildlife ...
Read MoreNeed more vitamin D? Add these 5 foods to your diet
The shorter days of winter months means most of us are spending less time in the sunshine than we used to. As we head ...
Read MoreBritish 13-year-old finds hoard of Bronze Age artifacts with her metal detector
Thirteen year old Milly Hardwich was using her metal detector for the first time in Royston, England when she came upon something unexpected. Milly ...
Read More
