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Tiny Batteries: 3-D Printing Could Lead to Miniaturized Medical Implants, Compact Electronics, Tiny Robots
June 18, 2013 — Three-dimensional printing can now be used to print lithium-ion microbatteries the size of a grain of sand. The printed microbatteries could supply electricity to tiny devices in fields from medicine ... > full story -
Petroleum
Energy and the Environment
Energy and Resources
Fossil Fuels
Renewable Energy
Energy Technology
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 -
Efficient and Inexpensive: Researchers Develop Catalyst Material for Fuel Cells
June 17, 2013 — Efficient, robust and economic catalyst materials hold the key to achieving a breakthrough in fuel cell technology. Scientists have developed a material for converting hydrogen and oxygen to water ... > full story -
Polymer-Coated Catalyst Protects 'Artificial Leaf'
June 17, 2013 — 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 be used for a storable ... > full story -
'Popcorn' Particle Pathways Promise Better Lithium-Ion Batteries
June 11, 2013 — Researchers have confirmed the particle-by-particle mechanism by which lithium ions move in and out of electrodes made of lithium iron phosphate, findings that could lead to better performance in ... > full story -
Fuel Cells
Energy and Resources
Energy and the Environment
Renewable Energy
Solar Energy
Materials Science
Testing Artificial Photosynthesis: Fully Integrated Microfluidic Test-Bed for Solar-Driven Electrochemical Energy Conversion Systems
June 10, 2013 — Researchers have developed the first fully integrated microfluidic test-bed for evaluating and optimizing solar-driven electrochemical energy conversion systems. This test-bed system has already been ... > 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 -
Batteries
Energy and the Environment
Renewable Energy
Environmental Science
Energy and Resources
Air Quality
Catalyst Could Jump-Start E-Cars, Green Energy
June 4, 2013 — Scientists have designed a new type of nanostructured-carbon-based catalyst that could pave the way for reliable, economical next-generation batteries and alkaline fuel cells, providing for practical ... > full story -
Scientists Develop CO2 Sequestration Technique
May 28, 2013 — Scientists have discovered and demonstrated a new technique to remove and store atmospheric carbon dioxide while generating carbon-negative hydrogen and producing alkalinity, which can be used to ... > 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
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