Mar

19

New Fuel Cell Design Makes Double the Voltage

March 19, 2019 | 1 Comment

Washington University in St. Louis engineers have developed a high-powered fuel cell that operates at double the voltage of today’s commercial fuel cells. It could power underwater vehicles, drones and eventually electric aircraft at a significantly lower cost. The transportation industry is one of the largest consumers of energy in the U.S. economy with increasing […]

Mar

14

Fuel Cell With 10 Times the Power With 10% of the Platinum

March 14, 2019 | 1 Comment

Purdue University researchers produce a fuel cell with a new method increasing the fuel cell electrode activity at least tenfold and using 90 percent less platinum. Electric vehicles running on fuel cells tout zero emissions and higher efficiency, but expensive platinum is holding them back from entering a larger market. The 2019 Toyota Mirai electric […]

Feb

12

Researching the Source of Static Electricity

February 12, 2019 | Leave a Comment

A new University at Buffalo (UB) study suggests the cause of static electricity’s hair-raising phenomenon is tiny structural changes that occur at the surface of materials when they come into contact with each other. The finding could someday help technology companies create more sustainable and longer-lasting power sources for small electronic devices. Static electricity is […]

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 […]

Dec

20

Cutting Platinum Used In Fuel Cells By 75 Percent

December 20, 2018 | 1 Comment

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory scientists have identified a new catalyst that uses only about a quarter as much platinum as current technology by maximizing the effectiveness of the available platinum. The Argonne chemists have published their study results in the journal Science. Platinum is a precious metal more rare than silver or gold. Renowned in the […]

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