Researchers discover a cell in spinach that uses sunlight to produce electricity and hydrogen
Thursday, September 22, 2016 - 05:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Using a simple membrane extract from spinach leaves, researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed a bio-photo-electro-chemical (BPEC) cell that produces electricity and hydrogen from water using sunlight. The raw material of the device is water, and its products are electric current, hydrogen and oxygen. The findings were published in the August 23 online issue of Nature Communications.