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Study shows making hydrogen with soda cans and seawater is scalable and sustainable
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Study shows making hydrogen with soda cans and seawater is scalable and sustainable

MIT engineers have developed a new aluminum-based process to produce hydrogen gas, that they are testing on a variety of applications, including an...

Upgraded technique for extracting uranium from seawater promises higher efficiency and lower costs
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Upgraded technique for extracting uranium from seawater promises higher efficiency and lower costs

Bipolar EUE system process and its performance. a, A schematic of the bipolar uranium extraction using anodic electrochemistry-assisted indirect uranium reduction reaction coupled...

Scientists hail new ‘industrially viable technology’ that can squeeze hydrogen from seawater
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Scientists hail new ‘industrially viable technology’ that can squeeze hydrogen from seawater

Systematic illustration of the formation process of how the new device extracts hydrogen from seawater. Credit: Small (2025). DOI: 10.1002/smll.202501376 Researchers from the...

Sunlight and seawater lead to low-cost green hydrogen and clean water
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Sunlight and seawater lead to low-cost green hydrogen and clean water

A Cornell-led team built a 10 centimeter by 10 centimeter prototype device that produces carbon-free “green” hydrogen via solar-powered electrolysis of seawater, with...

Upgraded anode moves seawater batteries step closer to primetime
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Upgraded anode moves seawater batteries step closer to primetime

Material selection, electrode preparation, and structural characterization. Credit: Advanced Materials (2025). DOI: 10.1002/adma.202416427 As the world makes more use of renewable energy sources,...

Boosting seawater battery performance with wood waste-derived catalysts
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Boosting seawater battery performance with wood waste-derived catalysts

Seawater battery and a schematic of the catalyst developed in this study. Credit: Chemical Engineering Journal (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.159219 Seawater batteries represent the...

Seawater purification technique outperforms commonly used materials, even activated carbon
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Seawater purification technique outperforms commonly used materials, even activated carbon

Synthesis and characterizations for ONC-S and NC-G. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56694-0 Researchers have discovered a new technique for improving the electrodes...

Yarn-like battery prototype uses seawater to power devices
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Yarn-like battery prototype uses seawater to power devices

After soaking in salty water, these rechargeable strands lit up LEDs (top image) and powered a timer (bottom image). Credit: ACS Applied Materials...

New water purification technology helps turn seawater into drinking water without tons of chemicals
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New water purification technology helps turn seawater into drinking water without tons of chemicals

Jovan Kamcev, an assistant professor of chemical engineering and macromolecular science and engineering at U-M, places a filter membrane between two electrodes, which...