Photosynthesis ‘hack’ could ‘lead to new ways of developing renewable energy’

Artist’s impression showing electrons escaping from the molecular structures during photosynthesis (Robin Horton/University of Cambridge/PA)

Scientists believe they have “hacked” one of the key early stages of photosynthesis and discovered new ways to extract energy from the process.

An international team of researchers, led by experts from the University of Cambridge, studied the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy.