News tagged with methanol fuel
Hybrid copper-gold nanoparticles convert CO2
Copper -- the stuff of pennies and tea kettles -- is also one of the few metals that can turn carbon dioxide into hydrocarbon fuels with relatively little energy. When fashioned into an electrode and stimulated ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 11, 2012 |
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FLEX-ible insight into flame behavior
(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether free-burning or smoldering, uncontrolled fire can threaten life and destroy property. On Earth, a little water, maybe some chemicals, and the fire is smothered.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 30, 2011 |
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Sun sets on oil wells
Nobel Prize winner George Olah and Surya Prakash of USC Dornsife have found new traction in their methanol economy concept with their latest publication, the Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011 and the new discoveries ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 10, 2011 |
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High-purity hydrogen generated from a single device
(PhysOrg.com) -- There are many ways to generate hydrogen, such as water electrolysis and steam reforming of gas, but the hydrogen produced by these methods tends to be combined with other byproduct and residual ...
Oct 07, 2011 |
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JPL-developed clean energy technology moves forward
A team of scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., in partnership with the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, developed a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell technology for ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 27, 2011 |
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Chemical engineers invent portable hydrogen reactor for fuel cells
Chemical Engineering students at Stevens Institute of Technology are transforming the way that American soldiers power their battery-operated devices by making a small change: a really small change. Capitalizing on the unique ...
May 23, 2011 |
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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
Mar 22, 2011 |
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NREL teams with industry to validate methanol fuel cell technology
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is collaborating with Oorja Protonics of Fremont, Calif., on a two-year project to deploy and demonstrate methanol fuel cells for power pallet jacks, ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 21, 2011 |
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Research aims to lighten load carried by soldiers
A University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering professor and a team of researchers nationwide were recently awarded a five-year, $6.25 million grant to develop a greener, lighter-weight and longer-lasting ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 16, 2010 |
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Could urine be a source of renewable energy?
A research team at Heriot-Watt University, UK, is investigating whether urine could be used to create energy via new, low-cost fuel cells.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 22, 2010 |
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Turning CO2 into fuel
With new fossil fuel power stations being built every week, and the idea of burying CO2 [carbon sequestration] regarded by many scientists as unproven or even unworkable, coming up with an alternative solution ...
May 13, 2010 |
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Panasonic develops direct methanol fuel cell system with high power output and durability
Panasonic Corporation announced it has developed a direct methanol fuel cell system which can produce an average power output of 20 W by increasing the output per cubic centimeter twice that of its previous prototype. Using ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 26, 2009 |
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Energy-saving powder: Converting methane to methanol
It is currently estimated that natural gas resources will be exhausted in 130 years; however, those reserves where extraction is cost-effective will only flow for another 60 years or so.
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Toshiba launches portable fuel-cell for mobiles
(PhysOrg.com) -- For people fed up with their mobile telephone or iPod batteries running out, Japan's Toshiba Corp. announced Thursday the launch of a portable fuel-cell that can power up digital gadgets on ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 22, 2009 |
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Fuel cells get a boost
Fuel cells, devices that can produce electricity from hydrogen or other fuels without burning them, are considered a promising new way of powering everything from homes and cars to portable devices like cellphones ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 15, 2009 |
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