On November 7th 2017, scientists from the University of Sydney announced that they had made confirmation that electrons can tunnel through barriers in aqueous solutions, away from electrodes. This ability leads to the removal of impurities. The theory of quantum tunneling in electrolysis was first proposed by Ronald Gurney in 1931. David McKenzie, one of the researchers and a professor at the School of Physics believes that his teams findings will prove important in the area of biosensing techniques.
Professor McKenzie went on to say, "a better understanding of electrolysis is becoming more important for applications in alternative energies in what is sometimes called the, 'Hydrogen economy'." One of the methods that is used to extract electricity from solar cells is to produce hydrogen gas by electrolysing water. The gas that is retrieved can be stored and then burned later for use as energy.
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