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Using Niobium Tungsten Oxides to Make Faster Charging and Safe Batteries

Scientists have identified a class of materials that could prospectively be used for developing even higher power batteries.

27 Jul 2018

Self-Assembling Chemical Building Blocks Used to Create Catalyst for Hydrogen Fuel Cells

With regards to hydrogen fuel cells, cofacial cobalt porphyrins are considered better than platinum. Only a chemist is probably aware of such a compound. But these molecules—which are suitable for enabling a chemical reaction that’s necessary to create power from hydrogen and oxygen—could be the next huge advance in alternative energy.

1 Jun 2018

Catalyst for Fuel Cells with Resistance Against Destructive Oxygen

Minute amounts of oxygen can deactivate the molecular catalyst added to fuel cells, hindering use of these catalysts in technological-related applications.

29 Mar 2018

Researchers Show How to Enhance Nanomaterials for Fuel-Cell Cathodes

Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes or modified graphene nanoribbons may be ideal replacements for platinum, used for rapid oxygen reduction.

8 Jan 2018

New Compound Could Reduce Cost of Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Carbon footprint can be drastically reduced by replacing the everyday gas guzzler with a hydrogen fueled car. So why cannot everyone make the switch?

6 Dec 2017

New Energy Efficient, Low-Cost Process Could Help Convert Methane to Methanol

Methane is the main constituent of natural gas. The direct oxidation of this compound into methanol at low temperatures has traditionally been a holy grail.

1 Dec 2017

Innovative Catalyst for Metal-Air Battery Electrodes Will Reform Fuel Cell Technology

Studies of lithium-ion batteries have paved the way for plentiful probabilities in designing next-generation batteries. Specifically, the metal-air batteries—with considerably higher energy density similar to that of 1 kg of gasoline—have of late been accepted and invested for by some of the pioneering companies in the world, such as IBM.

26 Oct 2017

Organic/Inorganic Sulfur Shows Promise for Safer and More Efficient Lithium Batteries

Leaky sulfur-acid automobile batteries may be a thing of the past, but current generation of lithium batteries still continues to have some disadvantages. Now, a group of engineers at Penn State have developed a unique kind of lithium sulfur battery that could be safer, more efficient, and less expensive.

13 Oct 2017

Potential Fuel Additives Promote Cleaner and More Efficient Combustion

An additive for conventional fuel made up of oxygenated organic compounds could help in reducing the discharge of pollutants into the atmosphere during the combustion of fossil fuels. The aspect of how these potential additives decompose under combustion-relevant conditions has recently been established by KAUST researchers.

19 Sep 2017

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

Fuel Cell News

Using Niobium Tungsten Oxides to Make Faster Charging and Safe Batteries

Self-Assembling Chemical Building Blocks Used to Create Catalyst for Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Catalyst for Fuel Cells with Resistance Against Destructive Oxygen

Researchers Show How to Enhance Nanomaterials for Fuel-Cell Cathodes

New Compound Could Reduce Cost of Hydrogen Fuel Cells

New Energy Efficient, Low-Cost Process Could Help Convert Methane to Methanol

Innovative Catalyst for Metal-Air Battery Electrodes Will Reform Fuel Cell Technology

Organic/Inorganic Sulfur Shows Promise for Safer and More Efficient Lithium Batteries

Potential Fuel Additives Promote Cleaner and More Efficient Combustion

Researchers Develop a New Synthesis Route for Alternative Catalysts

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