Sampling MIT at the MIT Museum: Water Splitting

ORIGINAL: MIT

MIT Professor Daniel Nocera and his research team are in a race to make inexpensive energy from the sun and they want to do it soon. Using plant photosynthesis as their inspiration, this exhibit shows how they can now use the suns energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen gases in a safe and simple way. 

Daniel Nocera describes new process for storing solar energy

In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing energy for use when the sun doesn't shine.