Conventional techniques have yielded little information concerning the mechanism of ethylene synthesis. High doses of γ-radiation have been shown to cause lemon fruit to produce ethylene 2.

The study was published in Nature Synthesis. The system surpasses previous artificial photosynthesis systems in efficiency, ...

In addition to oxygen and ethylene, it allows the synthesis of other useful compounds such as methane and formic acid. These chemicals could not only supply astronauts' life support systems but ...