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Inhaling Hydrogen May Help Reduce Lung Damage in Critically Ill Patients, Animal Study Suggests
May 16, 2011 Inhaling small amounts of hydrogen in addition to concentrated oxygen may help stem the damage to lung tissue that can occur when critically ill patients are given oxygen for long periods of time, ... > full story -
Splitting Water for Renewable Energy Simpler Than First Thought? Manganese-Based Catalyst Shows Promise
May 16, 2011 Scientists have found the key to the hydrogen economy could come from a very simple mineral, commonly seen as a black stain on ... > full story -
Novel Method of Producing Hydrogen Fuel from Sunlight Meet Cost Targets
May 12, 2011 A report commissioned by the US Department of Energy has concluded that a novel method of producing hydrogen fuel from sunlight is the only approach among eight competing technologies that is ... > full story -
Improving Photosynthesis? Solar Cells Beat Plants at Harvesting Sun's Energy, for Now
May 12, 2011 In a head-to-head battle of harvesting the sun's energy, solar cells beat plants. But scientists think they can even up the playing field. Plants are less efficient at capturing the energy in ... > full story -
New Green Technology for Hydrogen Production
May 12, 2011 A researcher has completed a proof-of-concept for a new and clean technology to produce high purity hydrogen from natural gas. This allows hydrogen to be produced in an elegant technique at much ... > full story -
It's Not Easy Flying Green: Large Variability in Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Alternative Fuels
May 11, 2011 In an effort to combat soaring fuel prices and cut greenhouse gas emissions, the aviation industry is racing toward the use of biofuels. However, researchers the industry should make sure it has ... > full story -
Harnessing the Energy of the Sun: New Technique Improves Artificial Photosynthesis
May 10, 2011 Transforming solar energy into a usable form is a real challenge. One technique is to use semiconductors to store the energy as hydrogen. Unfortunately, the most efficient semiconductors are not the ... > full story -
Forklift Trucks That Run on a Green Charge
May 9, 2011 The first forklift trucks in Europe that will run on fuel cells and with hydrogen in their tanks are on the way to the market. No fewer than 30 demonstration units are to be tested, and Norway is ... > full story -
A Renewable Twist on Fossil Fuels
May 5, 2011 Pulling valuable fuels out of thin air? It sounds like magic, but a chemist is now working to transform carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, into gas for your car and clean-energy ... > full story -
Portable Tech Might Provide Drinking Water, Power to Villages
May 3, 2011 Researchers have developed an aluminum alloy that could be used in a new type of mobile technology to convert non-potable water into drinking water while also extracting hydrogen to generate ... > full story
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