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EDGEMAN OP
Jun 17, 2026 at 11:27 AM ET
Need the Lounge's best scientific minds to evaluate this technology
In a groundbreaking advancement for renewable energy, scientists at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed a self-regulating artificial photosynthesis system that eliminates the need for batteries, a critical step toward simplifying and reducing the cost of solar fuel production. The innovation, detailed in EES Solar, leverages a novel electrolyzer that automatically adapts to fluctuating sunlight, mimicking the efficiency of natural photosynthesis while streamlining energy storage processes.

14 Replies

Hokebury Hokebury
1mo
scaling up production and ensuring long-term durability remain challenges
well Duh!!!
bourbonstreet bourbonstreet
1mo
capture per weather available/susceptible... Storage is temperature tricky
too cold in particular really injures storage levels (downward). That reads curious... something really breakthru Green/Renewable would be a Nobel Prize winning thing... (if/when co$t effective). b.street
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
1mo
I devaluated it. What next, solar panels from cow poop?
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EDGEMAN OP
1mo
You better get a patent for that!
:)
IB4TECH IB4TECH
1mo
I’ve evaluated it.
HOKIE HOKIE
1mo
Are you down with ATP???
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EDGEMAN OP
1mo
Adenosine triphosphate?
VT Pez4Life VT Pez4Life
1mo
i'm sure he's next to get killed by BIG Gas
E
EDGEMAN OP
1mo
Or Big Battery?
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
1mo
Diodes of Doom!!!
bigbadbird bigbadbird
1mo
The internet was free at the beginning- like the first dose of a drug
bigbadbird bigbadbird
1mo
what if it rains
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
1mo
The devices multiply. 😱
fsghokie fsghokie
1mo
Can we feed them after midnight?