Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have solved a long ...

Iris van Herpen and biodesigner Chris Bellamy created a dress from 145 million bioluminescent organisms. It nearly died ...

Okenone is a carotenoid pigment unique to certain members of Chromatiaceae, the dominant family of purple sulfur bacteria (PSB) found in euxinic photic zones. Diagenetic alteration of okenone produces ...

Scientists found another lifeform never seen on Earth but aboard a space station.

Researchers have investigated the structure and light energy transfer efficiency of a protein complex crucial to the photosynthesis of purple sulfur bacteria thriving in high-salt, high-alkaline ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have reported on the structure and light energy transfer efficiency of a protein complex crucial to the photosynthesis of purple sulfur bacteria thriving ...

These bacteria use hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) to convert solar into chemical energy. Light-harvesting protein complexes—specifically the light-harvesting two complex (LH2) and the core light-harvesting ...

Researchers in Germany have developed a groundbreaking new light-harvesting system that could drive a huge leap in solar cell efficiency by absorbing light across the entire visible range.

In order to convert sunlight into electricity or other forms of energy as efficiently as possible, the very first step is an efficient light-harvesting system. Ideally, this should be panchromatic, ...

The light-harvesting systems developed by humans to date also have disadvantages: Although inorganic semiconductors such as silicon are panchromatic, they only absorb light weakly.