Astronauts on China's Tiangong station used artificial photosynthesis to turn CO₂ and water into oxygen and rocket fuel.

Breathing New Air Chinese astronauts claim to have created rocket fuel on board the country's Tiangong space station using a ...

Astronauts on China's Tiangong space station successfully produce oxygen and rocket fuel using artificial photosynthesis, ...

Quantum mechanics plays a role in the process of photosynthesis. Engineers have long sought efficient ways to convert solar ...

The 12 experiments carried out at the Tiangong space station focused on key technologies such as the conversion of carbon dioxide at room temperature.

Space is the only place where rocket fuel could be more precious than water. The China Manned Space Agency announced last month that taikonauts on the ongoing Shenzhou-19 mission successfully produced ...

A flexible artificial leaf mimics aquatic plants' light-tracking, increasing solar fuel production by up to 866% even at steep angles - without motors or external controls.

The process was the first-ever in-orbit demonstration of artificial photosynthesis technology. The idea of using semiconductor catalysts differs from other conventional oxygen-producing techniques ...

The efficient conversion of solar energy into storable forms of chemical energy is the dream of many engineers. Nature found ...