New Catalyst is Three Times Better at Splitting Water
Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 15:40
in Physics & Chemistry
With a combination of theory and clever, meticulous gel-making, scientists from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of Toronto have developed a new type of catalyst that's three times better than the previous record-holder at splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen - the vital first step in making fuels from renewable solar and wind power.