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hackedgadgets.com - 12/9/2008
Easily Splitting Water into Oxygen and Hydrogen
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  Could this be the breakthrough in energy that we are needing to kick out habit on fossil fuel? With the organic solar cell I think the scientists of the world may be onto something here! "MIT chemists Daniel Nocera and Matthew Kanan discover a new catalyst that ...

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The UberReview:  Fuel Cells: MIT Team Finds Cheap Way to Split Water Into Oxygen and Hydrogen

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Fuel Cells: MIT Team Finds Cheap Way to Split Water Into Oxygen and Hydrogen
The UberReview — ... An MIT research team had what they describe as a eureka moment when they discovered an inexpensive catalyst that can be made from cobalt and phosphorous, which dramatically reduces the amount of electricity required to split water into oxygen and hydrogen. Why is this a big thing? If the technology is scaled up, then it would not only be a cost-effective, environmentally-friendly way to store solar power, but also a clean way to collect hydrogen and oxygen as fuels. [MIT via Hacked Gadgets] Related posts Solar Energy Technology Breakthrough ...

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