Jan
22
A Natural Membrane Using Solar Makes Hydrogen Fuel
January 22, 2019 | Leave a Comment
Argonne National Laboratory scientists have combined two membrane-bound protein complexes to perform a complete conversion of water molecules to hydrogen and oxygen. The team has found a chemical reaction pathway central to plant biology and have adapted it to form the backbone of a new process that converts water into hydrogen fuel using energy from […]
Jan
17
Lithium Air Batteries Get Much Better With 2D Materials
January 17, 2019 | 1 Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… University of Illinois at Chicago researchers report new research showing that a number of 2D materials, when incorporated into experimental lithium-air batteries as the catalyst, enabled a battery to hold up to 10 times more energy than lithium-air batteries containing traditional catalysts. Lithium-air batteries are poised to become the next revolutionary replacement for currently […]
Jan
16
Nano Sized Catalysts For Better Fuel Cells
January 16, 2019 | 1 Comment
Korea’s Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) researchers have fabricated nano-sized catalysts that could improve the performance and production of clean energy fuel cells. The team’s study results have been published in the journal of Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) transform the chemical energy produced during a reaction […]
Jan
15
Tokamak Fusion Plasma Made More Stable
January 15, 2019 | Leave a Comment
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) researchers are describing a newly discovered stabilizing effect of an underappreciated 1983 finding that variations in plasma temperature can influence the growth of magnetic islands that lead to disruption of fusion plasmas. The discovery could help scientists seeking to bring the fusion reaction that powers the sun and stars to […]
Jan
10
Solar Energy Turns Seawater Into Freshwater
January 10, 2019 | 2 Comments
Politecnico di Torino engineers have developed an innovative, low-cost technology to turn seawater into drinking water using solar energy alone. According to FAO estimates, by 2025 nearly 2 billion people may not have enough drinking water to satisfy their daily needs. One of the possible solutions to this problem is desalination, treating seawater to make […]
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