Yang Yang of UCF has designed a nanoscale material that can split seawater into oxygen and a clean energy fuel – hydrogen. Previous splitting processes were inefficient and limited by technical challenges.

“This development will open a new window for efficiently producing clean hydrogen fuel from seawater,” said Yang. Hydrogen is a form of clean energy that is relatively inexpensive and easy to produce, a finding that could have major positive outcomes in combating climate change.

• Yang Yang