![Scientists devised a new way to wire a photosynthetic protein onto an electrode for integration into devices that turn sunlight into fuel. The light energy collected by the proteins (green) extracts electrons from an electrode (orangey red) through long molecules (yellow) under the proteins.](/-/media/bes/images/highlights/2015/12/wiring-photosynthetic-proteins-to-electrodes-large.jpg?h=768&w=575&la=en&hash=25F2B9AB3D367EE8F0C856CCFE486744114473D509AFFDE3ED770959081CFE3B)
How to Wire Photosynthetic Proteins to Electrodes
New approach for connecting light-harvesting proteins enhances the current produced by a factor of four.
New approach for connecting light-harvesting proteins enhances the current produced by a factor of four.
Oppositely charged polymer chains can be “right-handed,” “left-handed,” or have no “handedness” at all, which controls whether a solid or liquid forms.
Scientists synthesized a theoretically-predicted material with unusual current-carrying properties that could open the door for next-generation electronics.
Study reveals surprising non-uniformity in vanadium dioxide that could one day enable more energy-efficient technologies.
Simple human-made cellular analogues both sense and regulate in response to externally created stress.
Generating and moving small, stable magnetic islands at room temperature could be the ticket to more energy-efficient electronics.
Bio-based molecular machines mechanically extrude tiny tubes and form networks, aiding in the design of self-repairing materials.
For the first time, electron tomography reveals the 3D coordinates of individual atoms and defects in a material.
Keeping the lights on: Solving the intermittency shortcomings of renewable solar energy.
Low-fatigue material remembers its shape, despite being transformed over 10 million times, could upgrade solar devices.
Creation of new neutral-charge, long-life quasiparticles may help explain high-temperature superconductivity.
Reversible self-assembled structures balance two competing attractions to enable stimuli-responsive materials.