News tagged with polymer electrolyte

Fuel cells show potential

National Physical Laboratory scientists have developed an innovative fuel cell reference electrode that has been used to map changes in electrode potential inside a working polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Making manufacturing ultrapure hydrogen gas easier than ever

Pure hydrogen (H2) is an important chemical widely used in the chemical industry, many semiconductor fabrication processes, as well as in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) fuel cells. Almost all of the hydrogen ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New rechargeable batteries needed: A microporous polymer is an unusually powerful supercapacitor

(PhysOrg.com) -- For future electric vehicles, powerful notebook computers, and other portable devices, we need a new generation of energy storage materials that are better suited to modern needs than current ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New insights on an old polymer material, Nafion, will enable design of better batteries

Designing new materials depends upon understanding the properties of today's materials. One such material, Nafion, is a polymer that efficiently conducts ions (a polymer electrolyte) and water through its ...

Chemistry / Polymers

created Jun 19, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Replacing Platinum in Fuel Cell Technology

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the biggest hindrances to the development of fuel cell technology is its cost. In order to work properly, polymer electrolyte fuel cells require a catalyst. So far, though, the most ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (5) | comments 6 weblog

Chemists discover recipe to design a better type of fuel cell

Fuel cells are often touted as one method to help decrease society's addiction to fossil fuels. But there is still a lot of work to be done before fuel cells will be ready for mass market to be used in transportation, home ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 18, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (11) | comments 2