News tagged with hydrogen ions

How oxidative stress may help prolong life

(PhysOrg.com) -- Oxidative stress has been linked to aging, cancer and other diseases in humans. Paradoxically, researchers have suggested that small exposure to oxidative conditions may actually offer protection ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 29, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sensor Detects Onset of Acute Myocardial Ischemia

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have fabricated and tested a unique biosensor that measures concentrations of potassium and hydrogen ions in the human heart with high specificity. The ...

Physics / Soft Matter

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Salt Water System Could Generate Hydrogen

(PhysOrg.com) -- The idea of generating hydrogen from salt water has often been claimed to work effectively. However, the systems proposed so far generally require a much greater energy input than the energy ...

Physics / Soft Matter

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (33) | comments 18 weblog

Turning sunlight into liquid fuels (Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- For millions of years, green plants have employed photosynthesis to capture energy from sunlight and convert it into electrochemical energy. A goal of scientists has been to develop an artificial ...

Chemistry / Other

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (22) | comments 2

Nanowires may lead to better fuel cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- The creation of long platinum nanowires at the University of Rochester could soon lead to the development of commercially viable fuel cells.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New Catalyst Paves the Path for Ethanol-Powered Fuel Cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Delaware and Yeshiva University, has ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 2


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