Artificial leaf: turning sunlight into fuel #RAZOR
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It's something we're taught in elementary school biology: plants use sunlight and water to turn carbon dioxide into food, in a process called photosynthesis. 🍃
But now scientists at Cambridge University are replicating this process using light absorbers and specially-designed catalysts to produce a carbon neutral alternative to petrol called Syngas. ☀️ #RAZOR
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