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Researchers Develop a New Synthesis Route for Alternative Catalysts

A new synthesis route for alternative catalysts of noble metals have been developed by researchers for multipurpose chemical reactions that could help deal with environmental concerns.

26 Jul 2017

Empa Scientists Decipher Proton Conductivity in Fuel Cells

Researchers believe hydrogen will be the prospective energy source in the future. Hydrogen is synthesized by using solar power and can be used to produce electricity and heat in fuel cells. At present, scientists at Empa have been successful in deciphering the movement of hydrogen ions in crystals.

23 Jun 2017

Cathode Material with High Specific Capacity Can Improve Lithium-Sulfur-Batteries

For the first time, Researchers from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) have developed a nanomaterial produced from nanoparticles of a titanium oxide compound—namely, Ti4O7 (having an exceptionally large surface area)—and analyzed its usage as a cathode material in lithium-sulfur batteries.

18 May 2017

Eliminating Polysulfides from Lithium-Sulfur Battery by Using Quartz Powder

Materials researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland have worked in cooperation with the Université Grenoble Alpes, France, to develop a technique for enabling advancement of the lithium-sulfur battery. Theoretically, lithium-sulfur batteries have the ability to provide remarkably more energy when compared to the currently used traditional lithium-ion batteries.

9 May 2017

Platinum-Based Nanoplates Enhance Catalytic Activity and Stability of Fuel Cells

Despite being a promising technology for generating electrical power in an efficient and clean way, the main challenges in the commercialization of fuel cells are activity, cost, and durability.

19 Dec 2016

Hydrogen Fuel Cells Could Dominate Automotive Industry in Future

You’d have to be completely uninterested in cars or any other type of transportation to not recognize that automobiles are undergoing a major transition. They no longer run solely on internal-combustion engines and burn petroleum-based fuels. Nowadays, consumers routinely purchase vehicles that run in part or entirely on electricity.

7 Dec 2016

Applying Operando X-Ray Spectroscopy for Producing Highly Stable Battery Systems

One of the main factors in enhancing the performance of electric vehicles is the enhancement of batteries.

6 Dec 2016

SGL Group Awarded €7 Million to Develop New Generation of Fuel Cells for Automotive Sector

SGL Carbon SE is a partner in the joint development project INSPIRE, which has been funded with a €7 million award from Europe’s Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) and will run for three years.

6 Dec 2016

Scientists use Non-Hazardous Solvents to Develop Plastic Solar Cells

Scientists at North Carolina State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed an effective, semi-printed plastic solar cell without using halogen solvents that are hazardous to the environment. These cells can be developed at room temperature, which creates implications for commercial production on a large-scale.

30 Sep 2016

Microstructural Defects Improve Cadmium Telluride Solar Cell Conductivity

Scientists studying cadmium telluride-based solar cells, which are a promising substitute for silicon-based cells, have found that microscopic "fault lines" present within and between the material’s crystals function as conductive pathways that enable the flow of electric current.

28 Sep 2016

Fuel Cell News

Researchers Develop a New Synthesis Route for Alternative Catalysts

Empa Scientists Decipher Proton Conductivity in Fuel Cells

Cathode Material with High Specific Capacity Can Improve Lithium-Sulfur-Batteries

Eliminating Polysulfides from Lithium-Sulfur Battery by Using Quartz Powder

Platinum-Based Nanoplates Enhance Catalytic Activity and Stability of Fuel Cells

Hydrogen Fuel Cells Could Dominate Automotive Industry in Future

Applying Operando X-Ray Spectroscopy for Producing Highly Stable Battery Systems

SGL Group Awarded €7 Million to Develop New Generation of Fuel Cells for Automotive Sector

Scientists use Non-Hazardous Solvents to Develop Plastic Solar Cells

Microstructural Defects Improve Cadmium Telluride Solar Cell Conductivity

Testing Medical Device Connections In-Line with ISO 80369

The Evolution of Plasma Treatment

Hardness Testing and Direct Certification

Gas Plasma Cleaning with the TRAK Automated Series

Emax: High Energy Ball Mill

Isostatically Pressed Alumina Crucibles

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Using the MFIA for Laplace Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy

How Modern Vacuum Technology is Benefitting Food Processing and Packaging

Automated Synthesis of Peptoids for Drug Discovery and Development

Industrial X-Ray Inspection

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1 Lightweight, High-Temperature Composite Material for Energy Storage Applications

2 Gold(+II) Encapsulated in Porphyrin Found to be Highly Stable

3 Morgan Advanced Materials Predicts Industry-Wide Adoption of Alumina and Silicon Carbide Components as Electric Vehicle Market Grows

4 Oxford Instruments Enables Real-time Chemical Imaging

5 Material Scientists Unearth the Reasons Behind Higher Efficiency of Perovskites

6 Scientists Synthesize and Study New Liquid-Crystal Photochromic Polymers

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