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Energy-Dense Biofuel from Cellulose Close to Being Economical
June 4, 2012 A new process for creating biofuels has shown potential to be cost-effective for production scale, opening the door for moving beyond the laboratory ... > full story -
New Small Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Reaches Record Efficiency
May 31, 2012 A new solid oxide fuel cell system can achieve a record of up to 57 percent efficiency and is designed to be scaled up to generate electricity for individual homes or ... > full story -
More Atomic Hydrogen Gas Lurks in Universe: There's More Star-Stuff out There, but It's Not Dark Matter
May 30, 2012 More atomic hydrogen gas -- the ultimate fuel for stars -- is lurking in today's universe than we thought, astronomers have found. This is the first accurate measurement of this gas in galaxies close ... > full story -
'Unzipped' Carbon Nanotubes Could Help Energize Fuel Cells and Batteries
May 27, 2012 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 ... > full story -
Artificial Leaf Device Produces Hydrogen in Water Using Only Sunlight
May 23, 2012 Scientists have developed, using nanotechnology, a device with semiconductor materials which generate hydrogen independently in water using only sunlight. This technology, which has been named ... > full story -
HIFiRE Scramjet Research Flight Will Advance Hypersonic Technology
May 12, 2012 A team that includes NASA and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is celebrating the successful launch of an experimental hypersonic scramjet research flight from the Pacific Missile Range ... > full story -
Secrets of the First Practical Artificial Leaf
May 9, 2012 A detailed description of development of the first practical artificial leaf -- a milestone in the drive for sustainable energy that mimics the process, photosynthesis, that green plants use to ... > full story -
Chemists Explain the Molecular Workings of Promising Fuel Cell Electrolyte
April 22, 2012 Researchers have revealed how protons move in phosphoric acid in a study that sheds new light on the workings of a promising fuel cell ... > full story -
Probing Hydrogen Under Extreme Conditions
April 13, 2012 How hydrogen -- the most abundant element in the cosmos -- responds to extremes of pressure and temperature is one of the major challenges in modern physical science. Moreover, knowledge gleaned from ... > full story -
Immune Cells, 'Macrophages' Become Activated by Body Temperature
April 9, 2012 Scientists have identified the mechanism through which TRPM2 is activated by body temperature with hydrogen peroxide produced by immune ... > full story
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