Can we copy the way leaves turn sunshine into energy?

Scientists at Bangor University are trying to copy the way that leaves create energy.

As leaves, nature’s most efficient form of solar energy production, are bursting into view all around us, the Bangor scientists are investigating whether it is possible to replicate plant life’s ability to turn sunlight into energy.
“We aim to test the feasibility of extracting the membranes from within the cell and attaching them to electrodes to create efficient low cost solar energy harvesters. It is already known that such solar cells are capable of generating very small currents from sunlight. Here we are aiming to increase these currents in order to develop a viable commercial technology.”

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