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kennyc · 03-28-2011, 08:43 PM

Another article:

Power Plant: One Small Leaf Could Electrify an Entire Home

By Richard Adhikari
TechNewsWorld
03/28/11 12:20 PM PT

Scientists at MIT have created what may be the first practical artificial leaf -- a device about the size of a playing card capable of splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen and storing the energy in a fuel cell. Placing the leaf it in a single gallon of water in sunlight could produce enough electricity to supply a house in developing countries with its daily electricity requirement, according to researchers.

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/P...wlc=1301359312

03-28-2011, 08:43 PM	#2
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,918 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Another article: Power Plant: One Small Leaf Could Electrify an Entire Home By Richard Adhikari TechNewsWorld 03/28/11 12:20 PM PT Scientists at MIT have created what may be the first practical artificial leaf -- a device about the size of a playing card capable of splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen and storing the energy in a fuel cell. Placing the leaf it in a single gallon of water in sunlight could produce enough electricity to supply a house in developing countries with its daily electricity requirement, according to researchers. http://www.technewsworld.com/story/P...wlc=1301359312