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Possible Breakthrough In Hydrogen Energy

Posted by kdawson on from the doing-what-comes-naturally dept.

destinyland writes "MIT researchers have developed a method of splitting a water molecule by emulating the way blue-green algae separates oxygen from hydrogen. One chemistry professor called it 'an extremely clever piece of work' that addresses 'the nanoscale organization of the components.' Using sunlight rather than electricity to make hydrogen from water could greatly improve the efficiency of the process. The hydrogen can be stored for generating electricity or burned as fuel for cars. The project is being led by the winner of a 2004 MacArthur Foundation genius grant, who uses genetically engineered viruses as templates for nanoscale electronic components. 'Suddenly, I wondered, what if we could assemble materials like the abalone does — but not be limited to one element?'" Here is the press release from MIT; the research paper is available only to subscribers of Nature Nanotechnology (or those willing to part with $18).

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  1. Niggers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Niggers!

    1. Re:Niggers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Fag!

    2. Re:Niggers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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    3. Re:Niggers by larpon · · Score: -1, Troll

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  2. Nanoscale Viruses? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    So what happens if they mutate?

  3. post is another kdawson screwup by timmarhy · · Score: -1, Troll
    They did NOT split hydrogen, they split oxygen from water.

    kdawson, RTFA.

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    1. Re:post is another kdawson screwup by timmarhy · · Score: -1, Troll

      not if the process means the hydrogen gets bound up in your catalyst or leaves it in some other unusable form.

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  4. Re:which is better by BreazySpeculation · · Score: -1, Troll

    Funny, when I got to the second to last sentence in your post I figured you for a human hater. Your last sentence confirmed it. Why don't you take your own philosophy to heart and do everyone else a favor and just kill yourself. Hopefully you are at the very least sterilized.

  5. Re:which is better by GodfatherofSoul · · Score: 0, Troll

    There's a difference between trade and "free trade." An embargo that shuts down *all* trade with the largest nation in the hemisphere is only the opposite of free trade in the simplest of minds.

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