Plant researchers and bioinformatics researchers have succeeded for the first time in identifying the functions of the different cell types in the leaf vasculature of plants.

Inspired by the cells in leaves that control leaf curvature to regulate water loss, researchers present flat panels that can morph into a stiff, complex 3D structure with a different Gaussian ...

The structure and additional features of the solar leaf—otherwise known as PV-leaf—are said to mitigate these issues.

A stolon runs along the surface that the cell is growing on and from the stolon arise leaf-like fronds, and root-like holdfasts, which anchor the cell and absorb phosphorous from the substrate.

The team was then able to determine the structure of these light antennae. This is the first step to converting sunlight into energy using an artificial leaf.

Solar cell protection can be used to regulate its service life. The cell developed by VTT is made of a bio-based thin film substrate and has a partly inorganic structure.

Engineers at Princeton University have mimicked the folds and wrinkles of leaves to create a solar cell, which they claim is far more effective than those with a flat surface ...

Epidermal cells on the outer leaf surface control the growth of the organ and form in highly convoluted jigsaw-like shapes. Understanding how plant cells control those complex cell sizes and shapes is ...

Leaves are the primary plant organs responsible for photosynthesis. Their size, shape and angles — all affected by cell patterning and growth — can also expose more of their surface to the sun, ...