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Scientists Use Photosynthesis as Source of Solar Energy

Annika Tostengard — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 06:35:29 +0000

Australian researchers have found a new way to use a very old source of solar energy. Plants have been converting sunlight into energy for millions of years, and the team at Monash University in Melbourne have built a device that can do the same thing. The photosynthetic device is even more efficient than traditional solar […]

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Scientist Mimicking Green Plants to Create Efficient Solar Cells

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:01:03 +0000

Although no specific details are given, from an article published in Science Daily it seems that prof. Pavlos Lagoudakis at the University of Southampton has developed a new method of converting light into electricity using a process found in green plants' photosynthesis.

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