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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 -
Hydrogen Fuel Tech Gets Boost from Low-Cost, Efficient Catalyst
May 2, 2011 — Scientists have engineered a cheap, abundant alternative to the expensive platinum catalyst and coupled it with a light-absorbing electrode to make hydrogen fuel from sunlight and water. The ... > full story -
Scientists Focus on Light Ions for Fast Ignition of Fusion Fuels
April 26, 2011 — Scientists have demonstrated significant progress in the efficiency and cost effectiveness of light ions in the fast ignition of fusion targets. Light ions such as lithium or carbon are easier to ... > full story -
Cheaper Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Utility of Non-Precious-Metal Catalysts Documented
April 21, 2011 — Scientists have developed a way to avoid the use of expensive platinum in hydrogen fuel cells, the environmentally friendly devices that might replace current power sources in everything from ... > full story -
Laser Sparks Revolution in Internal Combustion Engines
April 20, 2011 — For more than 150 years, spark plugs have powered internal combustion engines. Automakers are now one step closer to being able to replace this long-standing technology with laser igniters, which ... > full story -
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Learn to Run a Biorefinery in a Virtual Control Room
April 18, 2011 — Researchers have developed a virtual biorefinery control room based on ethanol and biodiesel plants in Iowa. The system is designed to teach students and workers to efficiently run a biorefinery. The ... > full story -
Chance Discovery May Revolutionize Hydrogen Production
April 14, 2011 — Producing hydrogen in a sustainable way is a challenge and production cost has so far proven to be too high. Now researchers have discovered that a molybdenum based catalyst is produced at room ... > full story -
Nanoparticles Increase Biofuel Performance, Lower Emissions
April 8, 2011 — A new study shows that the addition of alumina nanoparticles can improve the performance and combustion of biodiesel, while producing fewer ... > full story -
First Macro-Scale Thin-Film Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell: Strong, Nanostructured Membrane Enables Scaling for Clean-Energy Applications
April 4, 2011 — Materials scientists have demonstrated the first macro-scale thin-film solid-oxide fuel cell. While SOFCs have previously worked at the micro-scale, this is the first time any research group has ... > full story -
Novel Nanowires Boost Fuel Cell Efficiency
March 31, 2011 — Engineers have created a new fuel cell catalyst system using nanowires made of a novel material that boosts long-term performance by 2.4 times compared to today's technology. The nanowires are made ... > full story
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