A 1-Atom-Deep Look at a Water-Splitting Catalyst

X-ray experiments at Berkeley Lab revealed an unexpected catalyst that contributed to doubling the speed of splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen gases. This process is a first step in producing hydrogen fuel for applications such as electric vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2021/01/14/1-atom-deep-look-water-splitting-catalyst/