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A titanic breakthrough

Harnessing a clean, affordable and inexhaustible source of energy is an immense scientific challenge. Scientists moved a step closer in 1972 when the first practical device for direct solar power-to-fuel conversion was reported.

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Fig. 1: Fujishima and Honda’s device for direct solar-to-fuel conversion.

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Gibson, E.A. A titanic breakthrough. Nat Catal 4, 740–741 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-021-00678-y

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