r/science • u/Wagamaga • Feb 15 '23

Chemistry How to make hydrogen straight from seawater – no desalination required. The new method from researchers splits the seawater directly into hydrogen and oxygen – skipping the need for desalination and its associated cost, energy consumption and carbon emissions.

https://www.rmit.edu.au/news/media-releases-and-expert-comments/2023/feb/hydrogen-seawater
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u/traws06 Feb 15 '23

I always love when ppl look at current technology and decide what the future holds according to that. Like they can’t comprehend that future technological breakthroughs can improve on the current shortcomings

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u/Bouboupiste MS | Mechanical Engineering Feb 15 '23

I always love it when people look at current science and think we can bypass it in the future to make magically efficient stuff.

Some shortcomings are hard wired, thanks entropy.

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u/traws06 Feb 15 '23

I’m mostly thinking of how my friends all say electric vehicles and renewable energy will never be a thing. “Electric vehicles use electricity, you know where electricity comes from? Coal… they’ll be be a thing”. As though electricity is always doomed to be created by coal

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u/Bouboupiste MS | Mechanical Engineering Feb 15 '23

Sorry, I’m a bit salty because I have to deal with too many a guy thinking we’ll beat thermodynamics tomorrow.

I still think we need to have hope in science but not get blinded in possible miracles. It’s a rope over the ravine I guess !