Move Over Iridium: Northwestern Breakthrough Solves Decades-Old Clean Hydrogen Fuel Problem in a Single Afternoon

Move Over Iridium: Northwestern Breakthrough Solves Decades-Old Clean Hydrogen Fuel Problem in a Single Afternoon

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Clean hydrogen's iridium problem? Solved in an afternoon

Evanston IL (SPX) Aug 21, 2025 For decades, researchers around the world have searched for alternatives to iridium, an extremely rare, incredibly expensive metal used in the production of clean hydrogen fuels. Now, a powerful new tool has found one - within a single afternoon. Invented and developed at Northwestern University, that tool is called a megalibrary. The world's first nanomaterial "data factory," each m

Breakthrough Solution Addresses Iridium Shortage in Clean Hydrogen

For decades, the quest for alternative catalysts to iridium has faced significant hurdles in the field of clean hydrogen fuel production. Iridium, a precious metal known for its high catalytic efficiency, is not only rare and expensive but also poses challenges in terms of accessibility and sustainability. Researchers have been on a mission to discover […]

Clean hydrogen’s iridium problem? Solved in an afternoon

For decades, researchers around the world have searched for alternatives to iridium, an extremely rare, incredibly expensive metal used in the production of clean hydrogen fuels. New material rivals iridium for water splitting reaction at a fraction of the cost.