O'Neill, Mike. “New Nanomaterial Produces Clean Energy Hydrogen Fuel from Seawater.”
SciTechDaily, 14 Sept. 2021,
https://scitechdaily.com/new-nanomaterial-produces-clean-energy-hydrogen-fuel-from-seawater/
The article, “New Nanomaterial Produces Clean Energy Hydrogen Fuel From Seawater”,
by professor Mike O'Neill at University of Central Florida, explains that a new material
was designed to produce hydrogen fuel from seawater.
The material can split normal seawater into oxygen and hydrogen, and take the hydrogen to make
a clean energy fuel. The Hydrogen can then be converted into electricity and used in fuel cell
technology that generates water and makes an “overall sustainable energy circle”,
according to Yang Yang, an associate professor in UCF’s NanoScience Technology Center.
The material is thin-film, with nanostructures made of nickel selenide, iron and phosphor.
This combination has finally produced the difficult-to-achieve seawater electrolysis with stability
for more than 200 hours.
This creation has major effects on society because it is a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels
that are causing climate change and many other issues that society is worried about. According
to the U.S department of energy, “Hydrogen is a form of renewable energy that—if made cheaper
and easier to produce—can have a major role in combating climate change.” When fossil fuels are
used, they release greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which trap heat
. The issue of climate change and global warming is one of our society’s major worries, and trying
to fix what we have don’t to our earth is one of society’s biggest struggles. Seawater electrolysis is
a potential help to solve this problem, and up till now it seemed almost impossible. Previously,
the oxygen evolution reaction competing with the chlorine evolution reaction has created serious flaws in the electrolysis, as well as high costs. But the team of scientists at The University of Central Florida’s NanoScience Technology Center, have conquered this issue. Yang Yang, a key researcher there states “The seawater electrolysis performance achieved by the dual-doped film far surpasses those of the most recently reported”.
This article was very well written and well structured. Mike O'Neill did a great job of creating a
sense of importance around the topic, by explaining how these scientists created something that could
potentially solve a problem we all care about. However, the article was poorly sourced. The author only
referred to the University of Central Florida team of researchers and scientists, instead of using other
sources to bolster their credibility. To improve the article, the author should find different sources and
either prove or disprove his points to make the article stronger.
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Lena Vermette
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O'Neill, Mike. “New Nanomaterial Produces Clean Energy Hydrogen Fuel from Seawater.” SciTechDaily, 14 Sept. 2021,
Article: https://scitechdaily.com/new-nanomaterial-produces-clean-energy-hydrogen-fuel-from-seawater/
Madeline Brandes successfully explained the article “New Nanomaterial Produces Clean Energy Hydrogen Fuel from Seawater.” by Mike O’Neill. She was able to record and explain the information provided in the article to the point where someone with scientific background would be able to fully comprehend it. One tactic Madeline used to portray her information was including input from experts who have delt with this subject much longer than she has. For example she included a quote from Yang Yang by saying, “according to Yang Yang, an associate professor in UCF’s NanoScience Technology Center. The material is thin-film, with nanostructures made of nickel selenide, iron and phosphor.” This is important because she proved she was using reliable information by including who this scientist was and where he was from. Another smart tactic she used was showing how this discovery can impact climate change, “This creation has major effects on society because it is a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels that are causing climate change and many other issues that society is worried about” This made the topic more personal and significant to the audience. This is because the general public is more informed about climate change than this topic and so they are prone to be more interested in it. If the readers know this material can help global warming, it will be more intriguing to them. Lastly, Madeline’s criticism of the article was well put and agreeable. She pointed out how the article had only sourced one other article where it retrieved all of it’s information from and explained how because of this, it could not corroborate it’s data and could easily be biased, “However, the article was poorly sourced. The author only referred to the University of Central Florida team of researchers and scientists, instead of using other sources to bolster their credibility” A good qualety of a review is the ability to objectively point out the strong areas and flaws within a piece of writing without feeling the need to compliment everything.
One flaw is that this review was not properly examined for grammatical errors. There are sentences within the review such as, “The issue of climate change and global warming is one of our society’s major worries, and trying to fix what we have don’t to our earth is one of society’s biggest struggles” that have incorrect spelling or punctuation that serve as a sign of overlooked details. While these types of errors don’t take away from the message of the writing, the paper would seem more formal if they were properly corrected. Aside from this, Madeline also did not define some key scientific terms like, “nanostructures” while someone experienced in science would not have had a problem with this, if she is aiming to write for the average person then some quick definitions would be helpful for them to better understand the concepts she mentions.
An interesting detail from this article is how a university was the first to develop this tactic. It is extremely surprising that students who are still learning and training, were ahead of full time, certified scientists who had graduated long ago. This proves the power of young minds that are still filled with enthusiasm and can look at concepts from a new perspective. Knowing there is a new aspect that can help climate change really lifts spirits and shines a light towards a brighter future with less pollution and destruction on this earth.
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I really like how you summarized the article and were able to point out some of the more important things for example how this can help with global warming which it something that can bring people/the world togeatehr because for those who it does not affect now will be affected in the future by it and this can cause large problems if not addressed fast enough. for example when you said "The issue of climate change and global warming is one of our society’s major worries, and trying to fix what we have don’t to our earth is one of society’s biggest struggles." You state that this is a big thing for everyone and it is one of he largest issues. secondly you quote a important part of the article about the price “Hydrogen is a form of renewable energy that—if made cheaper and easier to produce—can have a major role in combating climate change.” This shows how it will not just help with climate change but it can make it cheaper to heat homes and fuel all modes of transportation and this could revolutionize the world as we know it to a place with people being able to live see and get things in all parts of the world due to the cheapened cost. although I thought it was good over all I think you could have added on how this would/could make people who work with other energy sources loose there job, also I think that maybe a bit more on why it is so important that it is hydrogen fuel not some other type would have been nice rather than saying it is a clean energy source. and in the end I think the that this is very important and can change the lives of everyone in the world with how it works and I think that was one interesting thing about this article and how you mentioned this could be cheaper. Padraig DeMarr
Skylar Lau
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Science 9
9/21/21
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In this review, the author M. Brandes reviews an article about how a new material was designed to make hydrogen fuel from water. First of all, the reviewer relates the article to life and society very well. The author says how this new material can change our lives. Also, the reviewer summarizes the article very well. Brandes quickly explains the article and does not leave the reader with any questions. Finally, the author makes many good critiques. The reviewer says that the article was poorly sourced, but also says the article was written well.
Overall this review was great, but there are still some flaws. For example, the author does not cite the original article correctly. Brandes only gives a link and not the whole MLA citations. Also, the review does explain how this will change the world. The author says it will help the world, but not by how much or when.
I learned a lot from this review. Before reading this article I did not know there was material that could help save the environment. Before this, I believed we had already made the most efficient fuel source, but I was mistaken. This shows there is hope for the world.
Zach Loader
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Chemistry 9
9/23/21
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This review of the article was written by Madeline Brandes and goes over how a new material was designed to make hydrogen fuel from water. The first thing that made this review well written was that it explained how the technology is used and why people are using it. Secondly she made very good critiques in her review and how the author of the article could have done a better job. Finally she summarized the article very well and made sure we knew the key points in the article. Even though she wrote a great review there were a few things that she could have done better. The first thing that she could have done better is showing how this new technology could be very resourceful and important for creating a new source of energy. A second thing that she could have done better is completing her MLA citations properly. Finally, she could have done better showing how after scientists researched and experimented with this technology, how is this the best way to use it or how other technology could do a better job. But overall she wrote a great review and it made very clear what the key points of the article were and she got the point across very well.