Sep
17
New Research Finds a Way to Make Electricity From Heat
September 17, 2019 | Leave a Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… North Carolina State University researchers have found a new to convert a temperature difference into an electrical voltage. This effect, which the researchers call ‘paramagnon drag thermopower,’ is a local thermal perturbations of spins in a solid that can convert heat to energy even in a paramagnetic material – where spins weren’t thought to […]
Sep
12
Polymer Electrolyte & Electrodes Improve Lithium Batteries
September 12, 2019 | Leave a Comment
Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have developed a promising new cathode and electrolyte system that replaces expensive metals and traditional liquid electrolyte with lower cost transition metal fluorides and a solid polymer electrolyte. The growing popularity of lithium-ion batteries in recent years has put a strain on the world’s supply of cobalt and nickel, two […]
Sep
11
Better Durability For Platinum Fuel Cells
September 11, 2019 | 1 Comment
Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have developed a new platinum-based catalytic system that is far more durable than traditional commercial systems and has a potentially longer lifespan. The new system could, over the long term, reduce the cost of producing fuel cells. Platinum has long been used as a catalyst to enable the oxidation reduction […]
Sep
10
New Reactor Turns CO2 Into a Precursor of Fuels
September 10, 2019 | 1 Comment
Rice University researchers have built a electrocatalysis reactor that recycles carbon dioxide to produce pure liquid fuel solutions using electricity. The scientists behind the invention hope it will become an efficient and profitable way to recycle and reuse CO2. The CO2 could be repurposed in an efficient and environmentally friendly way with the new electrolyzer […]
Sep
5
Progress With Artificial Catalysts For Fuels and Chemicals
September 5, 2019 | 1 Comment
Stanford researchers have made a significant advance in the development of artificial catalysts. The progress offers ways to make cleaner chemicals and fuels at an industrial scale. All living organisms depend on enzymes, molecules that speed up biochemical reactions that are essential for life and scientists have spent decades trying to create artificial enzymes capable […]
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