News tagged with journal of the electrochemical society

Electrochemistry controlled with a plasma electrode

Engineers at Case Western Reserve University have made an electrochemical cell that uses a plasma for an electrode, instead of solid pieces of metal.

Chemistry / Materials Science

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Solar cells: UQAM researcher solves two 20-year-old problems

Thanks to two technologies developed by Professor Benoit Marsan and his team at the Universite du Quebec a Montreal (UQAM) Chemistry Department, the scientific and commercial future of solar cells could be totally transformed. ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

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Sugar + weed killer = potential clean energy source

A spoonful of herbicide helps the sugar break down in a most delightful way.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Touch of gold improves nanoparticle fuel-cell reactions

Advances in fuel-cell technology have been stymied by the inadequacy of metals studied as catalysts. The drawback to platinum, other than cost, is that it absorbs carbon monoxide in reactions involving fuel ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Liquid batteries could level the load

The biggest drawback to many real or proposed sources of clean, renewable energy is their intermittency: The wind doesn’t always blow, the sun doesn’t always shine, and so the power they produce ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

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Light control technique could lead to tunable lighting and displays

(PhysOrg.com) -- Over the past several years, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have become a popular light source due to their advantages including bright displays, wide viewing angles, and the ability ...

Physics / General Physics

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Unique bipolar compounds enhance functionality of organic electronics

Researchers often work with a narrow range of compounds when making organic electronics, such as solar panels, light emitting diodes and transistors. Professor Tim Bender and Ph.D. Candidate Graham Morse of University of ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cheap catalyst made easy

Catalysts made of carbon nanotubes dipped in a polymer solution equal the energy output and otherwise outperform platinum catalysts in fuel cells, a team of Case Western Reserve University engineers has found.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Researcher develops carbon dioxide-free method of producing iron

(PhysOrg.com) -- George Washington University Professor Stuart Licht has developed a revolutionary carbon dioxide-free method of producing iron that could provide a breakthrough for an industry that has been ...

Chemistry / Other

created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 3

New catalyst of platinum nanoparticles could lead to conk-out free, stable fuel cells

In the quest for efficient, cost-effective and commercially viable fuel cells, scientists at Cornell University's Energy Materials Center have discovered a catalyst and catalyst-support combination that could ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Aug 02, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (24) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Nanotube Thermocells Hold Promise For Converting Heat Waste To Energy

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study published in the American Chemical Society's journal Nano Letters reveals that thermocells based on carbon nanotube electrodes might eventually be used for generating electrical energy from heat d ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

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Nanotube Thermocells Hold Promise as Energy Source

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study published in the American Chemical Society's journal Nano Letters reveals that thermocells based on carbon nanotube electrodes might eventually be used for generating electrical energy ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

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Scientists to go where no chemists has gone before

Scientists at The University of Nottingham have overcome one of the significant research challenges facing electrochemists. For the first time they have found a way of probing right into the heart of an electrochemical reaction.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0


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