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Published online 4 October 1999 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news991007-3
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Reinventing the leaf
US chemists have constructed a molecule that mimics the ability of green plants to capture sunlight and use the energy for photosynthesis. Such artificial light-harvesting molecules might one day provide the means for solar-powered chemical processing.
US chemists have constructed a molecule that mimics the ability of green plants to capture sunlight and use the energy for photosynthesis. Such artificial light-harvesting molecules might one day provide the means for solar-powered chemical processing.
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