Dec
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A Little Sodium Makes Far Better Carbon Electrodes
December 29, 2016 | Leave a Comment
Michigan Technological University scientists ran tests on sodium-embedded carbon and it performed better than graphene in dye-sensitized solar cells and supercapacitors. Noted as a new material, the material has embedded sodium metal in carbon that could improve electrode performance in energy devices. The team noted a little sodium goes a long way. They are showing […]
Dec
28
Making CO2 Into the Fuel Precursor Carbon Monoxide
December 28, 2016 | Leave a Comment
University of California, Irvine (UCI) molecular biologists have discovered an effective way to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) to carbon monoxide (CO). They use a novel approach involving a key enzyme that helps regulate global nitrogen that can be adapted for commercial applications like biofuel synthesis or synfuels. Led by Yilin Hu, UCI assistant professor of […]
Dec
27
Converting Heat Directly Into Electricity
December 27, 2016 | Leave a Comment
Ohio State University researchers have figured out how to convert heat into electricity in a form more suitable for industry. This is the research group that pioneered the use of a quantum mechanical effect to convert heat into electricity. The engineers describe in Nature Communications how they used magnetism on a composite of nickel and […]
Dec
22
A Better Membrane For Better Fuel Cells
December 22, 2016 | Leave a Comment
A new and different low cost proton exchange membrane material has been developed by 3M Company’s Fuel Cell Components Group. The new PFIA (Perfluoroimide acid) is already widely applied, but much less understood than NAFIONTM. 3M’s new understanding of the material comes from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB) and is leading to some […]
Dec
21
A New Safer Better Lithium Ion Battery Chemistry Design
December 21, 2016 | 2 Comments
Researchers at the University of Maryland (UM) have announced a lithium ion battery design that effectively solves the lithium metal-solid electrolyte interface resistance problem that has been a major barrier to the development of a robust solid-state battery technology. The researchers at the UM Energy Research Center and A. James Clark School of Engineering have […]
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