Scientists have created an “artificial leaf” to fight climate change by inexpensively converting harmful carbon dioxide (CO2) into a useful alternative fuel. The new technology, outlined in... Read more
A widely-used gas that is currently produced from fossil fuels can instead be made by an ‘artificial leaf’ that uses only sunlight, carbon dioxide and water, and which could eventually be us... Read more
Artificial leaves mimic photosynthesis — the process whereby plants use water and carbon dioxide from the air to produce carbohydrates using energy from the sun. But even state-of-the-art ar... Read more
Using sunlight for sustainable and cheap production of, for example, medicines. The ‘mini-factory’ in the form of a leaf that chemical engineers from Eindhoven University of Tech... Read more
Uses the power of the sun to mimic underwater photosynthesis to generate hydrogen. A team of international researchers, affiliated with UNIST has recently engineered a new artificial leaf th... Read more
A team at the HZB Institute for Solar Fuels has developed a process for providing sensitive semiconductors for solar water splitting (“artificial leaves”) with an organic, transparent protec... Read more
Generating and storing renewable energy, such as solar or wind power, is a key barrier to a clean-energy economy. When the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP) was established a... Read more
“Surprisingly, some of the catalysts we’ve developed for use in the artificial leaf device actually heal themselves” Another innovative feature has been added to the world’s first practical... Read more
Discoveries such as the artificial leaf provides global society its most direct path to a sustainable energy future A detailed description of development of the first practical artificial le... Read more
Leaves – the kind that grow on trees – create energy from sunlight and water through the process of photosynthesis. For over a decade, scientists have been kicking around the idea of creatin... Read more
FOR decades, your correspondent has watched, with more than casual interest, every new twist and turn in the quest for an “artificial leaf”. His hope has been that industry might one day rep... Read more
An artificial leaf that captures solar energy and uses it efficiently to change water into hydrogen fuel Producing an artificial leaf capable of harnessing Mother Nature’s ability to produce... Read more