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Hydrogen fuel derived from the sea could be an abundant and sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, but the potential power source has been limited by technical challenges, including how to practically harvest it. Now, researchers at the University of Central Florida have designed, for the first time, a nanoscale material that can efficiently split seawater into oxygen and hydrogen.
