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Uncovering the hidden cost of water splitting
April 15, 2025
EVANSTON, Illinois, April 15 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release:

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Uncovering the hidden cost of water splitting

* Water molecules flip their orientation before splitting into hydrogen and oxygen

* These acrobatics require significant energy, leading to the reaction's inefficiency

* Researchers quantified the precise energy costs of flipping

* Efficiency is significantly affect . . .

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