Scientists Create an Artificial Leaf That Creates Clean Gas, Could Replace Petrol

All that is needed for this ‘leaf’ to create the clean gas, called syngas, is sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water. It’s simple, and it’s sustainable. Even though it requires sunlight, unlike many solar panels, this artificial leaf can still function on cloudy days. Furthermore, unlike the current industrial processes to create syngas, which releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, this leaf does not.

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