Plants contain several types of specialized light-sensitive proteins that measure light by changing shape upon light absorption. Chief among these are the phytochromes. Phytochromes help plants detect ...

Most organisms have proteins that react to light. Even creatures that don't have eyes or other visual organs use these proteins to regulate many cellular processes, such as transcription, translation, ...

Background: Plants may be stuck in one place, but the world around them is constantly changing. In order to grow and flower at the right time, plants must constantly collect information about their ...

New optical model: Technion scientists devised a framework predicting how temperature changes a material’s light emission, extending classic radiation laws. Design implications: The model allows ...

Subtle photochemical and thermal reactions power some of the most efficient mechanical systems in nature — like, say, a flower opening to the sun. That same self-sufficient elegance is coming to the ...