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Top 10 Science Stories of 2008
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No. 9 - Storing Solar Energy

In a world where burning non-renewable fossil fuels threatens the very existence of all creatures on Earth, one super scientist may have solved one of science's most vexing problem: Harnessing the awesome power of the sun.

MIT chemistry professor Dan Nocera has developed an artificial photosynthesis that uses the sun to split water molecules and makes usable energy.

Sexy? Maybe, not - plants have been doing it for years - but the breakthrough could mean a clean, renewable source of energy.

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