The group tools produce ethilena and ITHA, proving that the artificial leaves can make hydrocarbons. The development can offer cheaper ways, cleaner to make fuel, chemicals, and plastic. For Lead Virgil Virgil Andrei at the University of Cambridge, the main purpose is to use this technology to make a fuel that does not leave a dangerous carbon legs after burned. If the process of using carbon dioctions taken from the air or plant produced can be a neutral carbon-and easy to dig fossil fuel. “Finally, we want to be able to resources to produce fuel and the substance required for the industry and for everyday,” said Andrei, who made the research published in February. “You stop dipping natural carbon cycle, so you don’t need additional fossil resources.” In addition to copper naoflowers like other artificial leaves, the device is the energy of the sun to create a chemical product. But it produces hydrocarbons more complicated than making hydrogen because the process requires more energy. To complete this, researchers introduce some innovations. The first use of special catalysts are made from copper structures such as small flowers, produced in the University of California, Berkeley. On one side of the device, the electrons are collecting on the surface of this nanoflowers. The electrons are then used to convert carbon dioxide and water to some molecules including ethilena and Ukilena, hydrocarbons containing two carbon atoms. The microscope image of Nanofloweses.andrei, V., Spirit, I., Lin, Ja. Et al. Science / Psychiatry / Nat Catal (2025) This nanoflower structure was crucified and can be configured to produce molecules, said Andrei: “Depending on the nanstructor of different catalysts you can get a lot of products.” On the other hand, these teams also make more efficient ways for electron sources by using the nanowon styles for processing gliser instead of water, more commonly used. Added benefits are glicingrol-based processes can produce useful compounds like glikers, lactate, and acetate, which can be used in cosmetic industry and pharmacy. Throw even though the system is trying, advance there is only a stone that makes commercial fuel sources. “This point shows this concept can be done,” said yanwei Lum, Assistant chemical and biomolecular techniques at Singapore’s National University. However, he added, “the performance is still not enough for practical applications. It is still not.”
