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For the first time, MIT chemists have measured the energy transfer between photosynthetic light-harvesting proteins, allowing them to discover that the disorganized arrangement of light-harvesting proteins boosts the efficiency of the energy transduction. Credits:Image: Courtesy of the researchers

Chemists discover why photosynthetic light-harvesting is so efficient

A University of Chicago study found links at the atomic level between photosynthesis and exciton condensates—a strange state of physics that allows energy to flow frictionlessly through a material. The finding is scientifically intriguing and may suggest new ways to think about designing electronics, the authors said.

Scientists find link between photosynthesis and ‘fifth state of matter’

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