Friday, February 5, 2010

Shining a Light on Plants' Quantum Secret to Boost Photosynthesis: Scientific American

Shining a Light on Plants' Quantum Secret to Boost Photosynthesis: Scientific American: "In less than one billionth of a second, plants from algae to redwoods transform 95 percent of the sunlight that falls on them—1017 joules per second bathe the planet—into energy stored chemically as carbohydrates. The quantum key to doing that lies in a phenomenon known to physicists as quantum coherence, according to new research published in Nature on February 4. (Scientific American is part of Nature Publishing Group.)"

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