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Eos says zinc battery recipe is energy game-changer

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tall order in energy storage: Find the right technology that delivers the holy grail of the grid, a viable solution for energy storage (tough). A startup from Easton, Pennsylvania claims it’s ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (15) | comments 7 | with audio podcast weblog

New rechargeable zinc-air batteries coming soon

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new breed of rechargeable zinc-air batteries is soon to be available, and may replace lithium-ion batteries in cell phones, laptops and other consumer items. Lithium-ion batteries store ...

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (48) | comments 15 weblog




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'Unzipped' carbon nanotubes could help energize fuel cells, batteries

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes riddled with defects and impurities on the outside could replace some of the expensive platinum catalysts used in fuel cells and metal-air batteries, according to scientists at ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 27, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Highly efficient oxygen catalyst found

A team of researchers at MIT has found one of the most effective catalysts ever discovered for splitting oxygen atoms from water molecules — a key reaction for advanced energy-storage systems, including ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (12) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

MUTE -- Efficient city car, showcase for electromobility research

With its electric vehicle MUTE, the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM, Germany) presents the first publicly visible result of its research program TUM.Energy. MUTE will showcase the TUM's answer to future ...

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created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Research into batteries will give electric cars the same range as petrol cars

Li-air batteries are a promising opportunity for electric cars. "If we succeed in developing this technology, we are facing the ultimate breakthrough for electric cars, because in practice, the energy density of Li-air batteries ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Metal-Air Battery Could Store 11 Times More Energy than Lithium-Ion

(PhysOrg.com) -- A spinoff company from Arizona State University plans to build a new battery with an energy density 11 times greater than that of lithium-ion batteries for just one-third the cost. With a ...

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created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (54) | comments 11 weblog

New nanogenerator may charge iPods and cell phones with a wave of the hand

Imagine if all you had to do to charge your iPod or your BlackBerry was to wave your hand, or stretch your arm, or take a walk? You could say goodbye to batteries and never have to plug those devices into ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (18) | comments 3

Nano World: Self-powered hydrogen sensors

Nanotechnological, inexpensive sensors that can detect invisible, odorless hydrogen leaks and sound the alarm wirelessly could help safeguard future vehicles and refueling stations based on the gas, experts told UPI's Nano ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jun 20, 2006 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (15) | comments 0

Tiny, self-powered sensor for future hydrogen economy

Hydrogen has been called “the fuel of the future.” But the gas is invisible, odorless and explosive at high concentrations, posing a safety problem for hydrogen-powered cars, filling stations and other aspects ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 24, 2006 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Nano this, Nano that, what the...

Nano has officially become the most misused word in the English language. Everything from the Ipod Nano to anything smaller than a Mac truck gets “nanoed” by clueless – or savvy, take your pick – marketing ...

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created Feb 01, 2006 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (73) | comments 0 feature

Zinc Powder Will Drive Your Hydrogen Car

A revolutionary method of using concentrated solar energy for producing hydrogen in a clean, safe and inexpensive way was developed by a cooperation of scientists from Israel, Sweden, Switzerland and France. ...

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created Sep 11, 2005 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (31) | comments 0


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