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Materials Science Jul 10, 2020

Reducing the operating temperature of ceramic fuel cells with a high proton conductivity electrolyte

A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China has developed a way to reduce the operating temperature of ceramic fuel cells by using a high proton conductivity electrolyte. In their paper published in ...

Nanomaterials Jun 24, 2020

An innovative catalyst with nanoparticles as anode material in ethanol fuel cells

Scientists working at the Department for Functional Nanomaterials at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences designed and synthesized a functional ternary Pt/Re/SnO2/C catalyst as an anode material ...

Materials Science Jun 18, 2020

A simple and universal design for fuel cell electrolyte

Researchers at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, have successfully established a universal synthetic design using porous organic ...

Materials Science May 21, 2020

Platinum-free catalysts could make cheaper hydrogen fuel cells

The high cost of platinum catalysts used in hydrogen fuel cells limits the commercialization of fuel cell electric vehicles. Scientists are studying alternative catalysts to increase cost-effectiveness and maintain efficiency ...

Polymers May 13, 2020

Coordination polymer glass provides solid support for hydrogen fuel cells

Scientists at Japan's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) are leading efforts to synthesize stronger and efficient materials for hydrogen fuel cell membranes. Most fuel cells currently on the market employ ...

Materials Science May 4, 2020

How new materials increase the efficiency of direct ethanol fuel cells

Ethanol has five times higher volumetric energy density (6.7 kWh/L) than hydrogen (1.3 kWh/L) and can be used safely in fuel cells for power generation. In Brazil in particular there is great interest in better fuel cells ...

Cell & Microbiology Apr 27, 2020

Harnessing cellular power to meet global challenges

For José Avalos' research team, the intricate, small-scale work of bioengineering could hold the key to solving global challenges in renewable energy and sustainable manufacturing.

Nanomaterials Mar 25, 2020

Innovative thinner electrolyte can improve functioning of solid oxide fuel cells

In this post-industrialization age, electricity has become the backbone of our society. However, using fossil fuels to generate it is not the best option because of their limited availability and harmful nature. In the last ...

Nanophysics Mar 9, 2020

Living cells and batteries: A little graphene goes a long way

Researchers at NIST have devised a way to eliminate a long-standing problem affecting our understanding of both living cells and batteries.

Ecology Mar 5, 2020

Unexpected ways animals influence fires

Animals eating plants might seem like an obvious way to suppress fire, and humans are already using the enormous appetites of goats, deer, and cows to reduce the fuel available for potential wildfires. But other animals such ...

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