Events: detail
Revealing how Nature uses sunlight to split water
- Hosted by:
- The Royal Society
- Speaker:
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Professor James Barber FRS
Dr A W Rutherford
- Starts:
- April 23, 2007 at 11:00 am
- Ends:
- April 24, 2007 at 06:00 pm
- Location:
- The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AG United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
This multidisciplinary meeting will discuss the latest developments in our understanding of how plants and other types of photosynthetic organisms use sunlight to split water into oxygen and reducing equivalents, a reaction which underpins virtually all life on our planet. In recent years considerable details of this chemically difficult reaction have been revealed and is providing a “blue-print” for designing new green technologies for direct photochemical generation of hydrogen from water, a goal which could have significant impact on solving problems of future energy demands and global climate change.
- Registration required:
- Yes
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
The Society’s scientific discussion meetings address areas of rapidly developing, inter-disciplinary research. Although all are welcome to attend, these meetings are aimed at those with considerable knowledge of the subject area. Unless otherwise stated, these meetings take place at the Royal Society and are free to attend, although pre-registration is essential.
For more information
- Contact person:
- Events Officer
- Email:
- events [ at ] royalsoc.ac.uk
- Website:
- Revealing how Nature uses sunlight to split water
