Researchers at Purdue University have developed a special metal alloy that can spontaneously split saltwater into hydrogen and oxygen, generating both hydrogen fuel and clean fresh water at the same time.
Electric cars are great for the environment, but if you want to drive more than a hundred miles or so, your best option is still gasoline. Hydrogen fuel is an ideal compromise, and a new type of solar power plant could suck it straight out of water.
British scientists say they've achieved a breakthrough, figuring out how to extract hydrogen from water with an unheard-of 60% efficiency using solar energy. The secret sauce is nanotechnology, in the form of nanoclusters of indium phosphide encrusted on a gold...