by Ovidiu Sandru

A University of Toronto research team has reported the first time construction of what they call “artificial molecules.” These molecules  have been inspired by photosynthesis and use nanotechnology to harvest sunlight.

The nanoantennas made by the team led by Professors Shana Kelley and Ted Sargent are actually part of a newly-invented generalized strategy that binds certain classes of nanoparticles to one another.

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