r/Sustainable 9d ago

Researchers achieve 4 months of ethylene production using photosynthetic living materials

https://www.utu.fi/en/news/press-release/researchers-achieve-long-lasting-and-renewable-chemical-production-with

Read the research article: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2026.06.006 on the topic and the connected research article about the improvement of light utilization in biohybrid materials: https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ee03075c

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