Companies have been manufacturing synthetic fuels for nearly a century by combining carbon monoxide (which can be sourced ...

The leaf was developed using a new fabrication technique to deposit photoactive materials on lightweight plastic instead of ...

Want to add some greenery to your home, but don’t want all the fuss of keeping a real plant alive? These lifelike artificial plants are a great compromise. If you’re a fan of the indoor jungle ...

Using fungi in biohybrid robots is still “pretty new,” Mishra says. His team now hopes to test how such tech responds to other cues, such as gases. One way their robots’ sen­sory superpowers might ...

Using an ingenious method inspired by the photosynthesis of living things, scientists have developed a new "artificial leaf" that removes CO2 from the air and turns it into sustainable fuels.

In 2015, however, continued improvements led to the ‘artificial leaf’, a one square centimetre electrode device that achieved a ηSTC of 4.6%, exceeding that of typical plants. Kato’s team ...