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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Stuti Mishra

Scientists hail major breakthrough in developing holy grail of renewable energy: artificial photosynthesis

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Turning sunlight directly into fuel has come closer to reality after scientists developed a molecule that can hold enough energy to mimic the way plants capture light.

The discovery addresses one of the biggest obstacles to artificial photosynthesis – a technology long seen as a potential source of carbon-neutral fuels.

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