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Infrared light could create hydrogen from water

07 Jan 2014
Polar bilayer could help make hydrogen fuel
Illustration of the boron-nitride bilayer (blue and orange atoms) functionalized with fluorine atoms along the bottom and hydrogen atoms long the top. (Courtesy: Jinlong Yang)
Infrared light could help split water into hydrogen and oxygen, despite the fact that infrared photo

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Tim Wogan is a science writer based in the UK
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