A New Way To Produce Hydrogen

Iddo Genuth writes "Scientists at Pennsylvania State University and Virginia Commonwealth University are producing hydrogen by exposing clusters of aluminum atoms to water. Rather than relying on the electronic properties of the aluminum, this new process depends on the geometric distribution of atoms within the clusters. It requires the presence of 'Lewis acids' and 'Lewis bases' in those atoms (water can act as either). Unlike most hydrogen production processes, this method can be used at room temperature and doesn't require the application of heat or electricity to work. The researchers experimented with a variety of different aluminum cluster patterns, discovering three that result in hydrogen production."

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The Peak Mileage Fallacy

[tjstork]

The problem with electric cars is in the claim that you only need to commute 40 miles a day for a charge. That may be true, but in America, people also use their cars for the occasional family errands and during those days it is rather reasonable to drive much more than that in a day. Having a car limited by design to 40 miles is just not enough.

Tesla is a ponzi scam. Musk is just basically announced a new car and taking deposits on to fund the production of another car that he already has deposits on. His CFO quit when this decision was taken.