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Researchers at Spain's Singular Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CiQUS) have developed a molecular catalyst capable of switching between oxygen and hydrogen production by manipulating its assembly. This hybrid material, which combines a vanadium-based polyoxometalate cluster with carbon nanotubes, demonstrates oxygen-evolving efficiency comparable to commercial iridium catalysts and hydrogen-evolving performance nearing that of platinum. The project, part of a broader initiative on energy storage and conversion, involved collaboration with the University of Aveiro in Portugal and received EU funding.