Redox Flow Batteries: a Quickly-Charging Alternative to Li-Ion?
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) in Pfintzal, near Karlsruhe, propose an alternative to the lazily-charging Lithium-Ions: the redox flow batteries.
New Method of Guiding Light Through Polymer Helps Solar Cells Get Cheaper
New research is paving the pathway towards better and more efficient solar cells, as University of Florida chemists have invented a method of "hacking" the molecular structures of the materials the solar cells are made of, in order to gain a maximum transfer efficiency from them.
New Ceramic Material Makes Fuel Cells Capable of Using Normal Fuels
Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology have invented a new type of ceramic material that could widen the uses of SOFCs, so they could also be used with a wide range of liquid or gaseous fuels, without the need of separating hydrogen or cleaning them.
Ecofriendly Bacteria Batteries Powered by Dirt
Harvard scientists have found a solution that could light up homes of some 500 million people living in sub-Saharan Africa. They have created microbial fuel cell (MFC) batteries that derive power from naturally occurring bacteria in soil.
Thermeleon: Roof Turning from Black to White as Temperature Changes
While attending a competition for teams of MIT students, Making and Designing Materials Engineering Contest (MADMEC), a team of students and fresh-graduates have shown an invention that could turn the old roof tiles into chameleon-like tiles, turning from black to white and vice-versa as temperatures get low, respectively high.
Researchers Developing Hybrid Retrofit Kit That Could Turn Your Car Into a Hybrid
A research team at the Tennessee Tech University and Middle Tennessee State University has developed a Plug-in Hybrid Retrofit Kit that allows car owners to convert their regular cars to a hybrid vehicle.
Reducing Coal CO2 Emissions with Chilled-Ammonia Technology
The coal based power plant located in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin in Kenosha County called Pleasant Prairie Power Plant has generated approximately 1,226 MW of electricity in 2006, being one of the largest generating stations in Wisconsin.
Toyota's Future Fuel Cell Vehicles Able to Work at Minus 37 degrees Celsius
Fuel cell vehicles have been criticized by a lot of car manufacturers around the world. Still there are some that think they are able...
Redbird Solar Water Purification System Can Process 14,400 gallons/day
The company Chemviron Midwest has developed the world's first solar-powered water purification system. The 25-feet long and 15-feet high water purification system, known as Redbird, can be completely enclosed in a shipping container, being easily transported in various parts of the world.
Researchers Develop Method of Turning Sewage Sludge into Ethanol
According to the researchers this new method can reduce the amount of sludge processed by traditional treatment facilities and turn municipal solid waste into a green fuel.
