SMRTR Science & EngineeringAug 3, 2025Interesting Engineering

New catalyst smashes solar fuel records, turns sunlight, CO2 into hydrogen with 60x boost

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Japanese researchers created a highly efficient photocatalyst using lead-based oxyhalides, increasing surface area 16-fold and boosting hydrogen production 60 times over previous methods, potentially revolutionizing clean fuel generation from sunlight, water, and CO2.

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