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Polymer-Coated Catalyst Protects 'Artificial Leaf'
One option is to use the
electrical energy generated
inside solar cells to split
water by means of
electrolysis, in the process
yielding hydrogen that can
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New Catalyst Neutralizes Gases Responsible for Climate Change
New technology prevents
nitrous oxide decomposing it
into nontoxic products. The
catalytic system is active,
efficient and stable over
... > full story
Testing Artificial Photosynthesis: Fully Integrated Microfluidic Test-Bed for Solar-Driven Electrochemical Energy Conversion Systems
Researchers have developed
the first fully integrated
microfluidic test-bed for
evaluating and optimizing
solar-driven electrochemical
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Catalyst Could Jump-Start E-Cars, Green Energy
Scientists have designed a
new type of
nanostructured-carbon-based
catalyst that could pave the
way for reliable, economical
next-generation batteries
... > full story
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How Useful Is Fracking Anyway? Study Explores Return of Investment
June 17, 2013 — The value of a fuel's long-term usefulness and viability is judged through its energy return on investment; the comparison between the eventual fuel and the energy invested to create it. The energy ... > full story -
Metal-Free Catalyst Outperforms Platinum in Fuel Cell
June 5, 2013 — Researchers have discovered an inexpensive and easily produced catalyst that performs better than platinum in oxygen-reduction reactions -- a step toward eliminating what industry regards as the ... > full story -
Land-Based Carbon Offsets: False Hope? Forest and Soil Carbon Is Important, but Does Not Offset Fossil Fuel Emissions
May 30, 2013 — Leading world climate change experts have thrown cold water on the idea that planting trees can offset carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels. Land carbon sinks cannot solve the problem of ... > full story -
Charge Your Mobile Phone With Formic Acid?
May 27, 2013 — With the technology of today it is possible to use environmental friendly formic acid in fuel cell powering your mobile phone or laptop. A physicist in Sweden has developed new catalysts to improve ... > full story -
New Filtration Material Could Make Petroleum Refining Cheaper, More Efficient
May 23, 2013 — A newly synthesized material might provide a dramatically improved method for separating the highest-octane components of ... > full story -
Tests Lead to Doubling of Fuel Cell Life
May 22, 2013 — Researchers working to improve durability in fuel cell powered buses have discovered links between electrode degradation processes and bus membrane durability. The team is quantifying the effects of ... > full story -
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Top-Class Biofuel from the Depths of the Forest
May 22, 2013 — Tops and branches from tree-felling sites are reborn in the laboratory as compact pellets. However, the energy industry will not act until the price is ... > full story -
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Engineers Devise New Way to Produce Clean Hydrogen
May 21, 2013 — Engineers have developed a novel method for producing clean hydrogen, which could prove essential to weaning society off of fossil fuels and their environmental ... > full story -
Bacteria Use Hydrogen, Carbon Dioxide to Produce Electricity
May 19, 2013 — Researchers have engineered a strain of electricity-producing bacteria that can grow using hydrogen gas as its sole electron donor and carbon dioxide as its sole source of ... > full story -
Methane Emissions Higher Than Thought Across Much of U.S.
May 15, 2013 — After taking a rented camper outfitted with special equipment to measure methane on a cross-continent drive, a scientist has found that methane emissions across large parts of the US are higher than ... > full story
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