A team of researchers from Harvard University has created an artificial leaf that can mimic photosynthesis to produce a renewable fuel source. The new leaf, which is made up of carbon nanotubes, was developed by the Harvard-MIT Alliance for Nanofluidics and Nanoengineering in collaboration with scientists at Rice University, according to a The team has been able to increase the efficiency of the process, creating biomass with ten times the efficiency of plants.
A team of researchers from Harvard University has created an artificial leaf that can mimic photosynthesis to produce a renewable fuel source. Following the photosynthesis process, the researchers are able to turn the energy created into a liquid fuel. The team has been able to increase the efficiency of the process, creating biomass with ten times the efficiency of plants.