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New catalyst with 75% less platinum promises to reduce the cost of hydrogen fuel cells

The high cost of platinum is one of the main barriers to the wider adoption of hydrogen fuel cells.

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A new catalyst has been developed that reduces the amount of platinum needed for hydrogen fuel cells by 75%. This decrease in platinum usage is significant because platinum is a costly component in the production of these cells. The researchers behind this breakthrough applied control techniques to optimize the catalyst's performance. The result is a catalyst that achieves the same level of performance as traditional platinum-based catalysts but with a substantial reduction in platinum content. The development of this new catalyst could potentially make hydrogen fuel cells more economically viable, which could be a crucial step in their wider adoption.

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