Energy, fuels and sustainable energy – Page 31
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ResearchMicromotor catalyst powers up hydrogen production
Catalytic particles offer new cheaper and safer way of storing hydrogen for vehicles
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ResearchUltrasound test echoes with battery charge
Acoustic technique that measures physical changes could simplify battery tests
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ResearchMembrane-less electrolyser set to disrupt water splitting
Device that exploits fluid mechanic forces has potential to significantly cut cost of hydrogen production
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ResearchMaking fracking greener
A chemically-responsive non-toxic fracturing fluid that generates its own overpressure
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ResearchSuper-fast charging aluminium batteries ready to take on lithium
New battery charges in under a minute and still performs perfectly after being recharged thousands of times
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PodcastChemistry World podcast – April 2015
How do you smell? We discuss a controversial theory about odour detection, and investigate forensic toxicology
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ResearchBounce denotes battery health
Physical changes as battery discharges correlated with bounce
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ResearchUrine-fuelled distress signal
Origami device that broadcasts on emergency power could find use in remote locations
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News‘Pee power’ urinal trialled on university campus
Microbial fuel cells that run on urine could be used to light toilet blocks in refugee camps
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NewsMeteoric rise of perovskite solar cells under scrutiny over efficiencies
Testing procedures and device instability mean performance may be inflated
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ResearchSun rises on new solar route to hydrogen
Photocatalyst has solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency of 2% and points way to cheap production of the gas
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ResearchNanoporous methane storage – an impossible target?
Identifying performance limits for nanoporous materials highlights that current methane storage goals might be unrealistic
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ResearchGM bacteria convert solar energy to liquid fuels
Single-vessel system uses the products of water-splitting to make fuel alcohols
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ResearchPowering up renewables with fullerene enhanced electricity grids
Fullerene-doped insulators make cables that deliver electricity more efficienty from remote areas where wind and solar power are generated
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ResearchNext generation lithium–sulfur batteries given DNA boost
Functionalising electrodes with DNA significantly enhances performance
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ResearchRadical observation lights up combustion
First sight of hydroperoxyalkyl radical provides reaction kinetics data that will contribute to engine design
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ResearchPhotosynthesis takes the high road
Study aims for definitive answer to oxidation state questions in biological water splitting