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New “Artificial Leaf” Concept Could Blow Up Fuel Cell Market

May 17th, 2013 | by Tina Casey

The idea of an “artificial leaf” sounds simple enough: Take a small, cheap, light-collecting device the size of a typical

“Artificial Leaf” Makes Clean Energy From Dirty Water

April 11th, 2013 | by Tina Casey

What’s all this fuss about silly federal research projects? If one day in the not too distant future you can

MIT’s “Artifical Leaf” For Solar Energy Storage & Fuel Moves Forward

March 6th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor

Bringing the concept of an “artificial leaf” closer to reality, a team of researchers at MIT has published a detailed

HyperSolar Envisions Solar Powered Hydrogen “Farms”

May 26th, 2012 | by Tina Casey

Last year the solar company HyperSolar, Inc. filed a patent application for a solar powered system that creates renewable methane

5 Fresh Innovations in Solar Technology

January 28th, 2012 | by Britt Mauriss

It’s true—amazing solar tech innovations just keep coming. Some advances come in the form of new handheld devices and

Dr. Nocera’s Invention May be the Future of Alternative Energy. But it’s Not a Leaf!

April 7th, 2011 | by Aaron Fown

A lab at MIT, led by Dr. Daniel Nocera, have invented a new and novel form of storing energy that may prove to be an important milestone in the development of alternative energy. In fact, the obvious utility of the process has engendered a bit of excitement, but this excitement has also generated some misconceptions about the process that I would like to clear up, now that I have a more complete understanding of how it works