Apr
4
Modularity Comes To The Automotive Wheel
April 4, 2019 | 1 Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a sophisticated wheel unit. The self-contained unit combines a tire and wheel and an electric motor with braking, suspension, steering and a control system in a single module designed to be bolted to any vehicle frame. Use of this module would free manufacturers from making huge […]
Mar
19
New Fuel Cell Design Makes Double the Voltage
March 19, 2019 | 2 Comments
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 | 2 Comments
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 […]
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