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Another researcher I was following along these lines, and it faded away: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_G._Nocera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_G.
by kelvin0 6y ago
Another researcher I was following along these lines, and it faded away:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_G._Nocera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_G._Nocera
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"Sun Catalytix, a startup for development of the artificial leaf. The company was bought by Lockheed Martin in 2014"
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"In 2009, Nocera formed Sun Catalytix, a startup to develop a prototype design for a system to convert sunlight into storable hydrogen which could be used to produce electricity"
- dmix 6y agoDo you mean talk of the tech faded away or the organization got consumed by the bigger firms R&D and you didn’t hear much about it? Edit: found a good article on the topic > The hardest part of innovation often comes after you make the discovery, as Nocera learned. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/innovators/2014/05/140519-nocera-chemistry-artificial-leaf-solar-renewable-energy/#close https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/innovators/2014/05/1...
- buovjaga 6y agoThe lab is still active: http://nocera.harvard.edu/Publications2020 http://nocera.harvard.edu/Publications2020 Publications from 2020 include "Practical challenges in the development of photoelectrochemical solar fuels production (Sustainable Energy Fuels)"