Low-cost catalyst helps turn seawater into fuel at scale
The Navy's quest to power its ships by converting seawater into fuel is one step nearer fruition.
Materials Science
Jul 15, 2020
0
162
News tagged with naval research laboratory
Microsatellites to take never-before-seen look at the young solar wind
Scientists know that a solar wind streams out of the Sun and rushes into the void of space, constantly buffeting Earth and the other planets with gales of charged particles.
Space Exploration
Oct 29, 2019
0
19
Lights out: putting the ambient air oxidation of monolayer tungsten disulphide to bed
To protect monolayer semiconductor transition metal dichalcogenides (S-TMDs) from oxidation, they must be entirely shielded from light, with even short exposure causing oxidation severe enough to damage electrical contacts ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 30, 2019
0
8
NRL researcher ventures to the Antarctic in search of cosmic dust
After arriving at McMurdo Station on the unforgiving continent of Antarctica, it still took Dr. Rhonda Stroud two days of safety training and a four-hour flight before she was finally where she needed to be: the bottom of ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 12, 2019
0
14
Studies show some types of life can survive conditions found on Mars
Two new studies by University of Arkansas researchers bolster the case for some types of life being able to survive the harsh conditions found on Mars.
Space Exploration
Apr 23, 2018
0
195
Nrl receives patent for carbon capture device—a key step in synthetic fuel production from seawater
The world's oceans cover approximately 70 percent of Earth's surface and contain roughly 93 percent of the planet's carbon dioxide (CO2). With around 38,000 gigatons (Gt) of carbon, our world's oceans contain 16 times as ...
Materials Science
Oct 3, 2017
3
25
Seeing the forest through the trees with a new LiDAR system
Shortly after lasers were first developed in the 1960s, LiDAR—whose name originated as a combination of "light" and "radar"—capitalized on the newly unique precision they offered for measuring both time and distance. ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 27, 2017
1
22
NRL issued patent for solar microbial fuel cell
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, has received a U.S. patent for a self-assembling, self-repairing, and self-contained microbial photoelectrochemical solar cell driven ...
Materials Science
Jun 22, 2017
0
2
NRL tests autonomous 'soaring with solar' concept
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Vehicle Research Section and Photovoltaic Section are building on the proven concept of autonomous cooperative soaring of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Their research ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 17, 2017
0
14
Materials study probes 'field-assisted' processing for high-tech ceramic components
A new project will study the fundamental mechanisms behind a method that uses electrical fields to enhance ceramics-sintering processing to manufacture components for a range of military and commercial applications.
Materials Science
Jan 24, 2017
0
6
