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Published online 13 February 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040209-13

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Boozy reactor hikes hydrogen hopes

Getting hydrogen from alcohol could make for greener energy.

A reactor has been made that turns alcohol into hydrogen more cheaply than previous attempts at hydrogen production. Its inventors say the device could one day be linked up to fuel cells, which can turn hydrogen into environmentally friendly electricity.

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