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A New Way To Make Water, And Fuel Cells

Posted by Zonk on from the it's-in-the-drinking-water dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "You probably know that it is easy to combine hydrogen and oxygen to make water. After all, this chemical reaction is known for more than two centuries. But now, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have discovered a new way to make water. As states the UIUC report, 'not only can they make water from unlikely starting materials, such as alcohols, their work could also lead to better catalysts and less expensive fuel cells.' But be warned: don't read the technical paper itself. It could win an obfuscated contest — if such a contest existed for scientific papers." Yet another advance in fuel cell technology; we discussed a different one just the other day.

3 of 107 comments (clear)

  1. Alcohol into water? by doyoulikeworms · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shouldn't it be the other way around?

  2. [OT] Grammar nitpick by noidentity · · Score: 5, Funny

    But be warned: don't read the technical paper itself. It could win an obfuscated contest -- if such a contest existed for scientific papers.


    An obfuscated contest or a contest for obfuscation? The fomer would be difficult to figure out, while the latter would reward entries that are difficult to figure out.

  3. ohnoitsroland by Corwn+of+Amber · · Score: 5, Informative

    Oh, no, it's Roland!

    The Snake-Oil X-Man!

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    Making laws based on opinions that stem up from false informations leads to witch hunts.