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Showstopper Han Jisung / govball 2026 / nyc

we are all in love with the jaist, but sometimes we forget about the joobs

and a ✨ bonus ✨ cause his smile always makes me melt

Bioinspired hydrogels harness sunlight: A step closer to artificial photosynthesis

Mimicking how plants convert sunlight into energy has long been a dream for scientists aiming to create renewable energy solutions. Artificial photosynthesis is a process that seeks to replicate nature's method, using sunlight to drive chemical reactions that generate clean energy. However, creating synthetic systems that work as organically as natural photosynthesis has been a significant challenge until now. Now, researchers from the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) and the University of Tokyo have designed a new type of bioinspired hydrogel that can generate hydrogen and oxygen by splitting water molecules using sunlight. Their study was published online in Chemical Communications. This design can be a potential game changer in the quest for clean energy, as hydrogen is seen as a promising fuel for the future. Moreover, this advancement in hydrogen production could be compared to other clean energy technologies like solar photovoltaics and electrolysis-based hydrogen production.