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To: Johannes Pilch who wrote (619409)9/7/2004 4:24:15 PM
From: Wayners  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
Yea there are plenty of examples of processes that work great at the laboratory level but don't work well when the processes are enlarged for mass production.



To: Johannes Pilch who wrote (619409)9/7/2004 4:27:56 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
There is research going on in Europe with a doped silicon "solar cell" that, when immersed in water and exposed to sunlight, captures a certain (currently low percentage) of the UV energy and hydrolyzes the water it is surrounded by.

Although the current efficiency is LOW (researchers promising better efficiencies later), I'll note that the energy input is FREE... so it has some potential.


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