Mimicking Photosynthesis To Split Water

plantsdoitsocanwe writes "An international team of researchers led by Monash University has used chemicals found in plants to replicate a key process in photosynthesis, paving the way to a new approach that uses sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The breakthrough could revolutionize the renewable energy industry by making hydrogen — touted as the clean, green fuel of the future — cheaper and easier to produce on a commercial scale." This was a laboratory demonstration only and the researchers say they need to bring up the efficiency.

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Logic, in my Slashdot article?

[pchan-]

This was a laboratory demonstration only and the researchers say they need to bring up the efficiency.

Shame on you, submitter. This is Slashdot, you're supposed to write a sensational story and let the comments tell us why it actually won't work. If you're going to write things that make sense and treat us like adults, you're missing the entire point.

plants can split molecules?

[notgm]

they must be working up to the atom. this means war! bomb the crap out of those planty bastards.

Re:I'll believe it when I see it

[Goldberg's Pants]

I think this is awesome news personally.

Next stop: Cold fusion! :)

Re:none of those messy chemicals?

[maglor_83]

You don't win friends with salad.

Re:Cambrian Explosion of alternative energy techni

[mrami]

("Of what use is a baby?")

That clearly depends on its tensile strength.

Re:I'll believe it when I see it

[aetherworld]

porn.

everything's been done in porn...

Re:Cambrian Explosion of alternative energy techni

[Jeppe Salvesen]

Good luck raising cash for investment while being extremely sober in your analysis!