News tagged with hydrogen fuel
Related topics: hydrogen , catalyst , water molecules , fuel cell
Blueprint for 'artificial leaf' mimics Mother Nature
Scientists today presented a design strategy to produce the long-sought artificial leaf, which could harness Mother Nature's ability to produce energy from sunlight and water in the process called photosynthesis. ...
Mar 25, 2010 |
4.9 / 5 (15) |
4
|
Process in big-screen plasma TVs can produce ultra-clean fuel
The process that lights up big-screen plasma TV displays is getting a new life in producing ultra-clean fuels, according to a report here today at the 239th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 22, 2010 |
5 / 5 (10) |
2
|
Layered graphene sheets could solve hydrogen storage issues
Graphene -- carbon formed into sheets a single atom thick -- now appears to be a promising base material for capturing hydrogen, according to recent research* at the National Institute of Standards and Technology ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 17, 2010 |
4.7 / 5 (23) |
7
|
Water oxidation advance boosts potential for solar fuel
Emory University chemists have developed the most potent homogeneous catalyst known for water oxidation, considered a crucial component for generating clean hydrogen fuel using only water and sunlight. The ...
Mar 11, 2010 |
4.6 / 5 (26) |
12
|
Scavenging energy waste to turn water into hydrogen fuel
(PhysOrg.com) -- Materials scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have designed a way to harvest small amounts of waste energy and harness them to turn water into usable hydrogen fuel.
Mar 11, 2010 |
4.8 / 5 (5) |
3
|
Catalyst could power homes on a bottle of water, produce hydrogen on-site (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- With one bottle of drinking water and four hours of sunlight, MIT chemist Dan Nocera claims that he can produce 30 KWh of electricity, which is enough to power an entire household in the developing ...
Engineers design, build major component for hydrogen cars
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have completed work on a crucial component for an experimental hydrogen storage system for cars, part of efforts to reduce pollution and the use of fossil fuels in transportation.
Feb 24, 2010 |
4.2 / 5 (14) |
1
|
Future of Hydrogen Fuel Flows Through New NIST Test Facility
If hydrogen is ever to play a significant role as a clean, everyday energy source, it will need a safe and reliable distribution system. To pave the way for a hydrogen fuel infrastructure, researchers at the ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 17, 2010 |
3.3 / 5 (4) |
0
Researchers show applied electric field can significantly improve hydrogen storage properties
An international team of researchers has identified a new theoretical approach that may one day make the synthesis of hydrogen fuel storage materials less complicated and improve the thermodynamics and reversibility ...
Feb 02, 2010 |
4.6 / 5 (9) |
6
|
Honda Begins Operation of New Solar Hydrogen Station in LA
Honda began operation of a next generation solar hydrogen station prototype at the Los Angeles Center of Honda R&D Americas, intended for ultimate use as a home refueling appliance capable of an overnight ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 28, 2010 |
3.8 / 5 (12) |
4
|
Scientists squeeze more out of metal-organic framework
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a new route to transform the structure of porous materials at industrially-accessible high pressures.
Jan 12, 2010 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
|
Eco-Friendly SUV Gets a Hydrogen Mileage Boost (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Driving hydrogen fueled SUVs for 431 miles per fill-up is no longer a California dream. Researchers from NREL and Toyota recently completed a 331 mile round trip drive between Torrance and ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 17, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (4) |
2
Glimpsing a greener future: Computer model foresees effects of alternative transportation fuels
(PhysOrg.com) -- It's the year 2060, and 75 percent of drivers in the Greater Los Angeles area have hydrogen fuel cell vehicles that emit only water vapor.
Nov 16, 2009 |
2.5 / 5 (4) |
1
The Future in Two Words: Ionic Liquids
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ionic liquids are molecular solutions that have a wide range of potential applications, including next-generation solar cells, hydrogen fuel cells and lithium batteries.
Nov 13, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (8) |
0
Researchers turn algae into high-temperature hydrogen source
In the quest to make hydrogen as a clean alternative fuel source, researchers have been stymied about how to create usable hydrogen that is clean and sustainable without relying on an intensive, high-energy ...
Nov 12, 2009 |
3.8 / 5 (8) |
5