Molecule Harvests Water's Hydrogen

[GAspnes]

Researchers at Virginia Polytechnic and State University have developed large molecule, or supramolecular complex, that could be used to produce hydrogen energy for fuel cells and combustion engines. The research could lead to catalysts that use sunlight more efficiently in extracting hydrogen from water. The supramolecular complex comes from more than a decade of work.

http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/index.php

Extracting hydrogen from water with sunlight as the energy input suddenly makes hydrogen much more useful as an energy transfer medium.

[BlueEyedSon]

1. Storage & transport (like for vehicular use) is still problematic

but every advance helps!

BTW, I can't find the article at your link.....

[GAspnes]

5. Argh! Here's a link

http://www.techreview.com/articles/04/12/rnb_120604.asp

[GAspnes]

6. And here's the original

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1740432,00.asp

[glitch]

2. I love this stuff - even though my first thoughts are always "ice-nine" nt

[RafterMan]

3. I can't find it under your link

Did it mention the efficiency (in terms of wattage from sunlight) vs. plain old electrolysis?

[Vogon_Glory]

4. Just Watch Some Energy Combine Buy the Patent And

Just watch some energy company with most of its assets in petroleum buy the patent, then sit on the process so nobody can use it for the next three decades.