News tagged with low temperature fuel cells

Low temperature fuel cells: New clean, energy efficient technology to power cars and mobiles

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new version of an environmentally friendly, energy efficient technology that could replace combustion engines in cars and batteries in mobile devices such as phones and laptops is being ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (7) | comments 2




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Nanosheet catalyst discovered to sustainably split hydrogen from water

(Phys.org) -- Hydrogen gas offers one of the most promising sustainable energy alternatives to limited fossil fuels. But traditional methods of producing pure hydrogen face significant challenges in unlocking ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (15) | comments 57 | with audio podcast

Chemical engineers find high-yield method of making xylene from biomass

A team of chemical engineers led by Paul J. Dauenhauer of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered a new, high-yield method of producing the key ingredient used to make plastic bottles from biomass. The process ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Powerful magnets help scientists create new materials for use in low-carbon energy

(PhysOrg.com) -- West Midlands scientists have created and studied new materials set to make low-carbon energy technologies like fuel cells cheaper and more efficient to run.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Breakthrough could slash R&D time for next generation of hydrogen fuel cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- It took Thomas Edison two years and over 3,000 experiments to develop a marketable light bulb. It has taken 10 times that long and who-knows-how-many experiments to develop a system that is ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Getting to the moon on drops of fuel: An ionic motor for small satellites

The first prototype of a new, ultra-compact motor that will allow small satellites to journey beyond Earth's orbit is just making its way out of the EPFL laboratories where it was built. The goal of the micro motor: to drastically ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Developing the next generation of fuel cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- UConn’s Center for Clean Energy Engineering has developed a new manufacturing process for fuel cells that could make highly efficient, fuel cell-powered vehicles a viable commercial option ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

NASA's astrobiology research sparks 'GreenTech' revolution

NASA’s astrobiologists study microbial life to understand how it transformed a rocky Earth into the thriving, diverse, life-sustaining planet we inhabit today. These studies of photosynthetic ‘green’ ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Environmentally friendly cleaning and washing

More and more everyday products are based on renewable resources, with household cleaners now containing active cleaning substances made from plant oils and sugar. These fat and dirt removers are especially ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Power Felt' uses body heat to generate electricity

(PhysOrg.com) -- Among the many applications of flexible thermoelectric materials is a wristwatch powered by the temperature difference between the human body and the surrounding environment. But if you wanted ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (16) | comments 17 | with audio podcast feature

Food crops damaged by pollution crossing continents

(PhysOrg.com) -- Man-made air pollution from North America causes Europe to lose 1.2 million tonnes of wheat a year, a new study has found.

Biology / Other

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (17) | comments 21 | with audio podcast


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