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New Gas Storage Material: One Ounce Has Surface Area Of 30 Football Fields
April 6, 2009 — In a finding that may help speed the production of ultra-clean fuel cell vehicles powered by hydrogen, scientists in Michigan are reporting development of a sponge-like nanomaterial with a ... > full story -
Boosting Energy Production From 'Ice That Burns'
April 6, 2009 — In a step toward using gas hydrates as a future energy source, researchers in New York are reporting the first identification of an optimal temperature and pressure range for maximizing production of ... > full story -
Hydrogen Cars Closer To Reality With New Storage System
April 2, 2009 — Researchers have developed a critical part of a hydrogen storage system for cars that makes it possible to fill up a vehicle's fuel tank within five minutes with enough hydrogen to drive 300 ... > full story -
Surveillance Vehicles Take Flight Using Alternative Energy
March 30, 2009 — Nearly undetectable from the ground, unmanned aerial vehicles are widely used by the military to scan terrain for possible threats and intelligence. Now, fuel cell powered UAVs are taking flight to ... > full story -
'First Economical Process' For Making Biodiesel Fuel From Algae
March 25, 2009 — Chemists are reporting development of what they termed the first economical, eco-friendly process to convert algae oil into biodiesel fuel -- a discovery they predict could one day lead to US ... > full story -
Inorganic Chameleon Show Promise In Energy And Nano Research
March 23, 2009 — The multifaceted material perovskite could be of benefit in three key applications: fuel cells, gas separation prior to the storage of carbon dioxide and nanocomponents in electronic products. ... > full story -
'Ice That Burns' May Yield Clean, Sustainable Bridge To Global Energy Future
March 23, 2009 — In the future, natural gas derived from chunks of ice that workers collect from beneath the ocean floor and beneath the arctic permafrost may fuel cars, heat homes, and power factories. Government ... > full story -
Fuel Removal And Prescribed Burns Reduce Wildfire Severity But May Invite Invasives
March 19, 2009 — Scientists compared the effectiveness of fire fuel reduction methods under the U.S. National Fire and Fire Surrogate Study. Four articles examine the effects of prescribed burns, mechanical treatment ... > full story -
Chemists Create More Efficient Palladium Fuel Cell Catalysts
March 19, 2009 — Chemists have overcome a challenge to fuel cell reactions using palladium catalysts. The scientists produced palladium nanoparticles with about 40 percent greater active surface area than ... > full story -
Engineer Devises Ways To Improve Gas Mileage
March 17, 2009 — A mechanical engineer is developing techniques that will lessen our monetary pain at the pump by reducing the drag of vehicles. Drag is an aerodynamic force that is the result of resistance a body ... > full story
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