Inceptive Mind
A device that can harvest water from the air and provide hydrogen fuel entirely powered by solar energy has been a dream of researchers for decades. The world would go crazy for such a device because who doesn’t want clean fuel for free?
Now, chemical engineers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) Lausanne have made a significant step towards bringing this vision closer to reality. They have invented a solar-powered artificial leaf built on a novel electrode that is transparent and porous, capable of harvesting water from the air for conversion into hydrogen fuel.