Energy, fuels and sustainable energy – Page 32
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OpinionThe nuclear danger of iodine
It may not be an element you think of as problematic. But, as Mark Foreman explains, iodine causes very complicated problems in nuclear accidents
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ResearchElectricity harvested from magnetic noise
Magneto–mechano–electric generator could be effective power source for wireless charging
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NewsGreenhouse gas milestone exceeded
Global carbon dioxide levels have passed 400ppm for the first time, according to new data from the US
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PodcastChemistry World podcast – May 2015
We find out how nanotoxicology could be holding back development, and ask if ‘patent or perish’ should be the new academic adage
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Research
Exploding batteries caught on camera
Imaging used to capture exactly what goes on in a lithium-ion battery when a runaway chemical reaction occurs
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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