Energy (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

Rice University

Energy (1 of 2)

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A catalyst developed by Rice University and the University of Houston splits water into hydrogen and oxygen without the need for expensive metals like platinum. This electron microscope image shows nickel foam coated with graphene and then the catalytic surface of iron, manganese and phosphorus.

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Desmond Schipper/Rice University

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