Daniel Nocera's big secret paper

That mystery paper that Daniel Nocera presented on at the CSC? It finally came out in Science today (doi: 10.1126/science.1162018) as a ScienceXpress [1].

It's all electrochemistry mumbo-jumbo, which uses some sort of implied Co2+ catalyst to split water. I can neither claim to understand or describe it, so here's an idea: the first person to respond in the comments with a plain English explanation of the concepts gets a prize. A prize of solid gold![2]

(Via Digg, if you can believe it or not. Science news travels quickly!)

1. Lamest name ever, seriously. The AAAS should rename it ScienceXXpress (science-double-x-press)!

2. Okay, maybe just gold nanoparticles. Okay, maybe just a mixtape and a piece of science memorabilia. Of solid gold! Actually, you can negotiate the prize after you explain the science. Prize money tops $25.