@just_another_person@lemmy.world
Scientists built a solar reactor that eats plastic bottles and burps out clean hydrogen . . .at scale.
2026-07-06 13:28 UTC
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@DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2026-07-06 22:12
We could ALSO stop producing and using so much damn plastic. Just sayin’.
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@stoly@lemmy.world 2026-07-06 21:32
It was very nice to see some good news today. If this can go at scale, then it will solve a whole lot of problems.
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@absquatulate@lemmy.world 2026-07-06 14:09
“…in a petri dish” But seriously, this doesn’t make any sense to my ( chemisty course flunking ) head: They have made a device that uses sunlight to break down plastic waste and turn it into hydrogen. And it’s not just a lab curiosity. The team made it using simple methods and materials, and have tested it outside in the sunlight. Where does the carbon go? What about the oxygen? Does the sun burn them? I don’t get it