New “Bionic” Leaf Is Roughly 10 Times More Efficient Than Natural Photosynthesis
A tree’s leaf, a blade of grass, a single algal cell: all make fuel from the simple combination of water, sunlight and carbon dioxide through photosynthesis. Now scientists say they have replicated-and improved on-that trick with their own “bionic leaf.”
New “bionic” leaf is roughly 10 times more efficient than natural photosynthesis
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