Produce electricity directly from water

When you hear this you will immediately think of the image of a billowing stream of water from dams that spin turbine generators. But that's not the only way to generate electricity from water energy, because now scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have invented another method.

The Physorg site said that the team placed artificial cobalt sheets and silicon-coated phosphates in a water-coating, thereby creating a similar effect on photosynthesis. Under the influence of sunlight, the water splits and releases hydrogen used to generate electricity. The interesting thing is, this method helps to create electricity more efficiently than existing solar cells.

Technology to produce electricity directly from water.Photo: Physorg.

In addition, this technology has a number of other advantages such as, does not require the use of clean water, can be used as a small generator with the size of a refrigerator. Now scientists are trying to reduce the size by a bottle and reduce 1/2 of water consumption.

This technique is a breakthrough in the field of electric power.It overcomes the risk of depleting raw materials and adversely affecting the environment such as coal and oil, does not imply a danger such as nuclear power, achieving greater capacity than solar cells, reducing costs It is economically significant, especially for low-income people.