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Virus-Built Battery Could Power Cars, Electronic Devices
April 2, 2009 — For the first time, researchers have shown they can genetically engineer viruses to build both the positively and negatively charged ends of a lithium-ion battery. The new virus-produced batteries ... > 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 -
New Portable Energy Source Utilizes Microbes To Turn Electricity Directly To Methane
March 30, 2009 — A tiny microbe can take electricity and directly convert carbon dioxide and water to methane, producing a portable energy source with a potentially neutral carbon footprint, according to engineers. ... > 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 -
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Nanotechnology Boosts Efficiency In Converting Solar Energy Into Hydrogen In Fuel Cells
March 20, 2009 — Researchers find great promise in a process that could use solar energy to use hydrogen, the third most abundant element on earth's surface, as the ultimate alternative to fossil fuels. This process ... > 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 -
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Black Sea Pollution Could Be Harnessed As Renewable Future Energy Source
March 16, 2009 — The Black Sea harbors vast quantities of hydrogen sulfide, the toxic gas associated with the smell of rotten eggs. This noxious gas could be used as a renewable source of hydrogen gas to fuel a ... > full story -
Stainless Steel Replaces Platinum In Hydrogen Producing Microbial Electrolysis Cells
March 13, 2009 — Platinum is highly desired in jewelry and as a catalyst, but in both cases it is expensive. Now, researchers have found a way to replace the platinum catalyst in their hydrogen generating microbial ... > full story -
Interaction Between Supersonic Fuel Spray And Its Shock Wave Revealed
March 12, 2009 — Shock waves are a well tested phenomenon on a large scale, but scientists have made a breakthrough that reveals the interaction between shockwaves created by high-pressure supersonic fuel ... > full story
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