News tagged with hydrogen powered vehicles

Selenium makes more efficient solar cells

Call it the anti-sunscreen. That's more or less the description of what many solar energy researchers would like to find -- light-catching substances that could be added to photovoltaic materials in order ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Aug 03, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (16) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

New process is promising for hydrogen fuel cell cars

A new process for storing and generating hydrogen to run fuel cells in cars has been invented by chemical engineers at Purdue University.

Chemistry / Other

created Jun 16, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (20) | comments 20 | with audio podcast

A road map for greener transport

(PhysOrg.com) -- An Oxford University study says the best way to reduce emissions in the short term is a 'drastic downscaling of both size and weight' of conventional petrol and diesel cars.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 15, 2010 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (11) | comments 1

Japanese automakers rev up efforts in hydrogen cars

Imagine a car that can be refuelled in minutes but emits only water. Sounds like science fiction? In fact it already exists -- Hollywood star Jamie Lee Curtis has one. So does Honda president Takanobu Ito.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (9) | comments 12

Mean, green machine - future of motor racing

Cars powered by chocolate, steered by carrots with drivers sitting on soybean oil foam seats - it's motor racing's cheap, cheerful and environmentally-friendly series of the future.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3

High-pressure compound could be key to hydrogen-powered vehicles

A hydrogen-rich compound discovered by Stanford researchers is packed with promise of helping overcome one of the biggest hurdles to using hydrogen for fuel--namely, how do you stuff enough hydrogen into a volume that is ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created May 11, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (15) | comments 11