Jun
14
A New Way to Make Hydrogen For Fuel
June 14, 2013 | 4 Comments
Raymond Schaak, a professor of chemistry at Penn State University with his research team members have found that an important chemical reaction that generates hydrogen from water is effectively triggered – or catalyzed – by a nanoparticle composed of nickel and phosphorus, two inexpensive elements that are abundant on Earth. The new discovery may well […]
Jun
13
Scientists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) have synthesized a novel framework structure consisting of boron and silicon, which could serve as a Lithium-ion battery electrode material. The new material is similar to the carbon atoms in diamond as the boron and silicon atoms in the novel lithium borosilicide (LiBSi2) are interconnected tetrahedrally. The new […]
Jun
12
Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd have developed a “power-saving” sheet that blocks sunlight in summer and lets it through in winter. The idea is to stop the heat gain from summer infrared, yet let he the infrared come in during winter while keeping the window […]
Jun
11
Good News for Corn Ethanol and Feeding the World
June 11, 2013 | 2 Comments
A new enzyme technology allowing the corn ethanol biofuels industry to produce more ethanol with less corn while saving energy and improving profits was announced yesterday. The technology is a new pair of enzymes combined with a third one that Novozymes shows saves up to 5% of the corn used in U.S. ethanol production. Even […]
Jun
10
Why Gas Prices Won’t Likely Go Down Soon
June 10, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Almost everyone from the consumer to the giant oil company is tired of the very high crude oil prices seen now for over a year. For consumers it’s a drain and a competitor to other disposable income purchases. For oil companies the high prices over a long time sets up an expectation that rises will […]
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