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jabailo
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 Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 7:31 pm Post subject: AIL's what's good for ya |
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Artificial Inorganic Leaf (AIL)
http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/gadgets-electronics/blogs/titanium-leaves-could-unlock-hydrogen-power
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If you want to impress your friends with a little-known but totally epic acronym it is "AIL" the Artificial Inorganic Leaf. This week, thousands of scientists descended upon San Francisco for the 239th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, and one of the papers they heard was on AIL technology presented by a research team from the Shanghai Jiaotong University in China.
Using sunlight to split water into its components -- hydrogen and oxygen -- is one of the most promising methods for creating a sustainable, safe and cheap alternative to fossil fuels. And there is no machine more efficient at using sunlight than the humble leaf. Through photosynthesis, leaves use the power of sunlight to assemble sugars using only carbon dioxide, oxygen and water. |
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jabailo
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Creating an Artificial Leaf
http://www.thirteen.org/curious/survival/creating-an-artificial-leaf/17/
(article has very nice video)
| Quote: | Spurred by the looming energy crisis, Nathan Lewis and Sossina Haile are working to invent a new kind of fuel that uses the sun to power the planet. They are attempting to produce a prototype for a truly alternative fuel source — an artificial leaf that emulates natural photosynthesis, converting solar energy into a usable, clean chemical fuel. They hope their pioneering solar cell and fuel cell technologies will eventually end our dependence on petroleum and provide an energy source that won’t pollute our planet.
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