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Nanosheet Catalyst Discovered to Sustainably Split Hydrogen from Water - Scientists at Brookhaven National Lab have developed a new electrocatalyst that overcomes the high cost of platinum, generating hydrogen gas from water with abundant and affordable metals. The unexpected and high-performing nanosheet structure of the catalytic nickel-molybdenum-nitride compound offers a promising new model for effective hydrogen catalysis. Reference: 'Hydrogen-Evolution Catalysts Based on Non-Nobel Metal Nickel–Molybdenum Nitride Nanosheets,' W.-F. Chen et al, Angewandte Chemie International Edition online: 8 MAY 2012 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201200699