Tag: sunlight

UK researchers describe integrated solar reactor where E. coli converts sunlight into energy

UK researchers describe integrated solar reactor where E. coli converts sunlight into energy

June 11, 2026 |

In the UK, a new study led by Queen Mary University of London researchers, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, describes a new integrated solar reactor in which engineered Escherichia coli (E. coli) are grown directly inside the same liquid that converts CO₂ into a usable energy source using sunlight. In future, […]

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Chinese researchers develop new methodology for ethanol production from sunlight

Chinese researchers develop new methodology for ethanol production from sunlight

June 3, 2026 |

In China, a research team at Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, has constructed ultrathin porous cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanosheets decorated with two types of “dual-functional” sites: individual ruthenium atoms (Ru single atoms) and sulfur vacancies. This design, reported in Science Bulletin, enables highly efficient and selective photoreforming of ethanol under simulated sunlight. Under light irradiation, the Ru […]

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German researchers develop hydrogen from sunlight

German researchers develop hydrogen from sunlight

March 10, 2026 |

In Germany, green hydrogen is one of the most important pillars of the energy transition. It is produced from sunlight using photocatalytic processes. There are now a variety of technologies for converting and storing solar energy into chemical energy. But now, for the first time, a material has been successfully developed that can store the […]

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