Subaru is coming out with a gas-electric hybrid crossover SUV for the crunchy granola crowd that wants to save fuel but still haul kayaks to the river.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Mar 28, 2013 3 / 5 (1) 0

Honda Motor established the world's first process to reuse rare earth metals extracted from nickel-metal hydride batteries for new nickel-metal hydride batteries to recycle precious resources.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Mar 04, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—In ytterbium nickel phosphide there is a quantum critical point between the ferromagnetic and non-magnetic states that was previously not thought possible.

Physics - General Physics

Feb 27, 2013 4.8 / 5 (4) 0 |

(Phys.org)—Electromagnetic devices, from power drills to smart-phones, require an electric current to create the magnetic fields that allow them to function. But with smaller devices, efficiently delivering ...

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

Feb 25, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 1

Panasonic Corporation has developed a 12V Energy Recovery System for idle-stop vehicles that uses nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH) batteries for automobiles. This system allows the energy generated during braking ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Feb 08, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

A chance discovery that sea urchins use Nickel ions to harness carbon dioxide from the sea to grow their exoskeleton could be the key to capturing tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere.

Chemistry - Materials Science

Feb 04, 2013 4.9 / 5 (12) 6 |

The fact that an ultrashort laser pulse is capable of demagnetizing a ferromagnetic layer in a jiffy has been well-known since approximately 1996. What we don't yet understand, however, is how exactly this demagnetization ...

Physics - Condensed Matter

Jan 27, 2013 4.5 / 5 (4) 1 |

When materials are stressed, they eventually change shape. Initially these changes are elastic, and reverse when the stress is relieved. When the material's strength is exceeded, the changes become permanent. This could result ...

Physics - Condensed Matter

Dec 13, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

Ford is putting the equivalent of 10 years and 150,000 miles of wear and tear on hybrid vehicle batteries using a new lab test that takes less than a year to complete.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Dec 13, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—Photovoltaics continues to be an expensive technology. Dye-based solar cells may represent a more cost-effective alternative to traditional solar cells. In these cells, a dye is used in place ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Dec 04, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 3 |

(Phys.org)—New research finds that size plays a major role in how nanoscale nickel oxide (NiO) shells behave when being reduced to solid nickel nanoparticles.

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Nov 27, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

Leaks from a Finnish nickel mine that have dumped toxic metals into the environment were plugged on Wednesday, the mine operator said.

Space & Earth - Environment

Nov 14, 2012 not rated yet 0

Toxic levels of nickel have been found in a Finnish lake after waste water began to leak from a nearby mine, the government's environmetal agency said on Tuesday.

Space & Earth - Environment

Nov 13, 2012 not rated yet 0

Hydrogen is an attractive fuel source because it can easily be converted into electric energy and gives off no greenhouse emissions. A group of chemists at the University of Rochester is adding to its appeal ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Nov 08, 2012 4.5 / 5 (8) 6 |

Examining battery materials on the nano-scale reveals how nickel forms a physical barrier that appears to impede the shuttling of lithium ions in the battery's electrode, reducing how fast the materials charge ...

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Nov 06, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0 |