A research team from Northeastern University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has discovered, serendipitously, that a residue of a process used to build arrays of titania nanotubes-a residue that wasn't even noticed before this-plays an important role in improving the performance of the … Continue reading
The design of efficient systems for splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, driven by sunlight is among the most important challenges facing science today, underpinning the long term potential of hydrogen as a clean, sustainable fuel. But man-made systems that exist today are very inefficient and often require additional … Continue reading
Material could store hydrogen for cars or pull carbon dioxide from air A crystal riddled with tiny pores has the highest surface area of any material in the world, according to the University of Michigan chemists who created the material, which is detailed in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Chemical … Continue reading
One of the main aims in the field of hydrogen car research is the development of a good fueling system, ie. a system that would allow travelers to fill their vehicles' fuel cells in less than 5 minutes, and then drive some 300 miles with a single charge. Making this happen is not as easy as it may seem, because the process … Continue reading
Hydrogen is the simplest element known to us, with it's atom containing just one proton and one electron. It is lighter than air but doesn't exist alone - it is always found in combination with other elements. Many see hydrogen as the ultimate alternative fuel particularly in fuel cells, but it does have drawbacks, the main … Continue reading
Tomorrow our vehicles may derive power by enzymes. These enzymes may originate from the cellulose of woodchips or grass and instead of emitting poisonous gases they will exhale hydrogen. We know that when hydrogen is burned, the only emission it makes is water vapor, so a key benefit of hydrogen fuel is that when burned, … Continue reading