Photosynthesis ‘hack’ could lead to new ways of generating renewable energy (VIDEO)
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Despite the fact that it is one of the most well-known and well-studied processes on Earth, researchers from the University of Cambridge have found that photosynthesis still has secrets to tell. Using ultrafast spectroscopic techniques to study the movement of energy, the researchers found the chemicals that can extract electrons from the molecular structures responsible for photosynthesis do so at the initial stages, rather than much later, as was previously thought. This ‘rewiring’ of photosynthesis could improve ways in which it deals with excess energy, and create new and more efficient ways of using its power.
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