You give your houseplant light and water — have you considered Brahms?
The science is far from settled on music’s effect on plants, but that hasn’t stopped streaming services from curating ...
Drinking chlorophyll is a popular wellness trend. Does it really work?
Clear skin, more energy, better digestion—these are just a few of chlorophyll water’s purported benefits. But experts note ...
Simplified method for observing electron motion in solids unveiled
The ultrafast dynamics and interactions of electrons in molecules and solids have long remained hidden from direct ...
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COFs head for the big time
Two decades on from the first reported covalent organic frameworks, Nina Notman investigates what their future holds ...
Artificial photosynthesis: Chemists develop dye stack that mimics plant energy conversion
With artificial photosynthesis, mankind could utilize solar energy to bind carbon dioxide and produce hydrogen. Chemists from ...
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Microplastics Are Making Photosynthesis Harder for Plants—and That Could Slash Crop Yields, Study Suggests
On average, these little particles could reduce photosynthesis in plants and algae by up to 12 percent, according to the ...
f-ORG technique detects early eye disease through light-response analysis
Eye diseases often develop asymptomatically for many years. ICTER scientists have developed the f-ORG technique, which ...
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Light responses articles from across Nature Portfolio
Light is an energy source, converted to sugars by photosynthesis ... preventing the reaction center from being over-reduced.
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Coral anthozoan-specific opsins employ a novel chloride counterion for spectral tuning
This study makes the fundamental discovery of the first natural animal rhodopsin that uses a chloride ion instead of an amino acid side chain as a counterion. Using a combination of biochemical and ...