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Green bacteria promise a new path to solar power

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Charles T. Troy, [email protected]

LEIDEN, Netherlands – An international team of scientists has resolved the structure of chlorophyll in the chlorosome of green bacteria. Chlorosomes are the light-harvesting antennae of these bacteria. They are elongated small pockets that can accommodate up to 250,000 chlorophyll molecules. According to Huub de Groot, professor of chemistry at Universiteit Leiden and coordinator of the research, similar configurations can be useful in developing “artificial leaves” – new generations of solar cells for the conversion of sunlight to fuel – because green bacteria can collect sunlight with a high efficiency for...Read full article

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    Published: June 2009
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