nano silicon Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:33:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Nanosize Silicon Found to Generate Hydrogen Efficiently https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nano-silicon-hydrogen-generation-20130124/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nano-silicon-hydrogen-generation-20130124/#respond Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:33:26 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=31947 The science of nanotechnology, specifically nanomaterials, has grown by leaps and bounds in the last decade, and scientists are discovering more material characteristics than they ever could have before, just examining macromaterials. For example, when silicon [Si] oxidizes with water [H2O], it gives off hydrogen gas [H2], leaving a layer of silicon dioxide [SiO2]. While […]

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