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Ion Tiger Fuel Cell Unmanned Air Vehicle Completes 23-Hour Flight
October 13, 2009 — The Naval Research Laboratory's Ion Tiger, a hydrogen-powered fuel cell unmanned air vehicle, has flown 23 hours and 17 minutes, setting an unofficial flight endurance record for a fuel-cell powered ... > full story -
Improved Redox Flow Batteries For Electric Cars
October 12, 2009 — A new type of redox flow battery presents a huge advantage for electric cars. If the rechargeable batteries are low, the discharged electrolyte fluid can simply be exchanged at the gas station for ... > full story -
Smaller And More Efficient Nuclear Battery Created
October 7, 2009 — Batteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much ... > full story -
Ultra-Low Power Actuator Suitable For In-Vivo Biomedical Applications
October 6, 2009 — Researchers have developed an actuator that runs on ultra-low power and that is watertight. This innovative combination of characteristics makes the actuator especially suited for use in in-vivo ... > full story -
Battery Ingestion Not Uncommon In Children; Caregivers And Physicians Need Education
October 4, 2009 — Ten years of case studies at a pediatric hospital and a thorough literature review have shown that it is not uncommon for children to ingest small "button" batteries, either through swallowing or ... > full story -
Sugar + Weed Killer = Potential Clean Energy Source
September 29, 2009 — Researchers have developed a fuel cell that harvests electricity from glucose, using a common herbicide as a ... > full story -
Paper Battery May Power Electronics In Clothing And Packaging Material
September 23, 2009 — Imagine a gift wrapped in paper you really do treasure and want to carefully fold and save. That's because the wrapping paper lights up with words like "Happy Birthday" or "Happy Holidays," thanks to ... > full story -
A Splash Of Graphene Improves Battery Materials
September 22, 2009 — Researchers have found that graphene, sheets of carbon one atom thick, improves the performance of titanium dioxide as a lithium battery ... > full story -
New Findings Could Help Hybrid, Electric Cars Keep Their Cool
September 22, 2009 — Understanding precisely how fluid boils in tiny "microchannels" has led to formulas and models that will help engineers design systems to cool high-power electronics in electric and hybrid cars, ... > full story -
Smaller Isn't Always Better: Catalyst Simulations Could Lower Fuel Cell Cost
September 17, 2009 — Imagine a car that runs on hydrogen from solar power and produces water instead of carbon emissions. While vehicles like this won't be on the market anytime soon, researchers are making incremental ... > full story
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