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Fueling the Fleet, U.S. Navy Looks to the Seas
September 24, 2012 Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory are developing a process to extract carbon dioxide and produce hydrogen gas from seawater, subsequently converting the gases into jet fuel by a ... > full story -
Research Uncovers Path to Defect-Free Thin Films
September 20, 2012 Scientists have discovered a strain relaxation phenomenon in cobaltites that has eluded researchers for decades and may lead to advances in fuel cells, magnetic sensors and a host of energy-related ... > full story -
The Search for New Materials for Hydrogen Storage
September 20, 2012 Hydrogen is the ideal fuel for new types of fuel cell vehicles, but one problem is how to store hydrogen. A researcher in Sweden shows that new materials with interesting properties can be ... > full story -
Nano-Engineering Electrodes to Give Tiny Generators a Boost
September 20, 2012 Could our waste be part of the answer to humanity's energy problems? Some researchers think so, thanks to bacteria that chow down on everything from sewage to heavy metals and give off electricity as ... > full story -
Microbiologist Patents Process to Improve Biofuel Production
September 11, 2012 Biofuel production can be an expensive process that requires considerable fossil fuels, but a Missouri S&T microbiologist’s patented process could reduce the cost and the reliance on fossil ... > full story -
Biofuel Waste Product Recycled for Electricity
September 4, 2012 A by-product of biofuel manufacture can power microbial fuel cells to generate electricity cheaply and efficiently, according to scientists. The work could help develop self-powered devices that ... > full story -
Waste Silicon Gets New Life in Lithium-Ion Batteries
September 4, 2012 Researchers have developed a way to make flexible components for rechargeable lithium-ion (LI) batteries from discarded ... > full story -
Australian Shipping Emissions Identified
September 4, 2012 Ship engine exhaust emissions make up more than a quarter of nitrogen oxide emissions generated in the Australian region according to a recently published study. Nitrogen oxide is a non-greenhouse ... > full story -
Making Dye-Sensitized Solar Panels More Efficient
August 29, 2012 Engineers are making dye-sensitized solar panels more efficient. They are using mathematical modeling to test the use of nanotubes and a polymer substrate in the ... > full story -
Activating and Deactivating Gold Nanoparticle Catalysts May Lead to Longer-Lasting Hydrogen Fuel Cells
August 29, 2012 The latest advance in imaging technology helps optimize catalysts for use in onboard fuel processing. A*STAR researchers have identified the subtle, atomic-scale structural transformations that can ... > full story
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