Harvesting sunlight is a trick plants mastered more than a billion years ago, using solar energy to feed themselves from the air and water around them in the process we know as photosynthesis.

Mimicking aspects of photosynthesis using both biology and chemistry was the goal of a team of cross-discipline Harvard scientists who have invented a bionic leaf that can turn solar energy into fuel.

The concept: a solar-powered fuel or chemical factory. Brendan Cruz Colón, Author provided Photosynthesis – turning the sun’s energy into food for plants – is the biological system that feeds the ...

It’s been a work in progress for decades, but scientists are finally close to perfecting the “artificial leaf,” a device that can turn sunlight and carbon dioxide into clean-burning fuels. The ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Scientists show a bionic approach combining features of a seagull's wing with an engineered flow control accessory, known as a Gurney flap, can greatly improve wind turbine performance. To achieve the ...

WASHINGTON, March 22, 2022 -- Wind energy relies on efficient wind turbine blades, which act as airfoils, structures akin to an airplane wing. Air flow control accessories similar to those found in ...