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An energy discovery that will change the world

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Sudden discoveries have lead to many different world changing technologies. For example, Penicillin came about through a cross contamination of two mold cultures in Dr. Alexander Flemings lab. X-rays were a surprise to researcher Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen for not putting a screen in front of a cathode ray tube he was studying. The list goes on and on.
 
The company SunCatalytix has made a discovery that has shown that the sun can be used to split water, and harvest the hydrogen. Researcher Daniel Nocera, from MIT, said that a jar of water could power a house. He also said that a swimming pool of water could meet the entire planet's electricity demand.
 
The idea works like photosynthesis. Sunlight gets absorbed and separates water. An artificial leaf made of Cobalt and Phosphate coated silicon is placed inside a jar of water, and the power output surpasses the best solar panel to date. It is discoveries like this that change the world. We will see more of this in the near future.
 
The Tata Group, a collection of companies that work to bring innovation to the world and the less fortunate, has partnered with SunCatalytix for an undisclosed amount. And they are receiving funding from other organizations to push the technology along.
 
See the SunCatalytix site for peer review links.
 
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    The simplicity and overall abundance of energy potential is the key. Using a fraction of the sun's "free" energy to separate water is at no cost to the user. Keep in mind, it takes the average solar panel 5 years to generate the amount of energy it took to create the panel itself. Fuel cell aside, MIT's solution is much cheaper. Now the goal is to perform this process at a massive scale.

     

     

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