New Mitochondria Fuel Cells Could Generate Electricity From Sugar or Fats
Mitochondria, also called "the cells' powerhouses", may one day replace batteries as we know them. Scientists from the University of Missouri invented and developed a new fuel cell based on these also called "organelles" (the internal organs of cells). The fuel cell is able to feed on sugars and fats, just like mitochondria in the organisms do.
Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4: World's First Diesel Hybrid, With The Most Versatile Character Ever Seen
I've been thinking for a long time that it made sense somebody built a diesel hybrid, not only gasoline-powered, like the ones existing today. That is because diesel engines have advanced pretty fast in the last 10 years and now feature both torque and decreased fuel consumption.
Horizon's Aeropak Fuel Cells Doubling Unmanned Aircraft Flight Time
Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) are usually the prototypes preceding manned ones, and hence new technologies have to be tested thoroughly before applied to manned, real-life situations. UAVs have been tinkering with fuel cells lately to show that they're capable to perform flight for an increasing period of time.
Prius Breaks Silence With Add-On Noise Generator for Pedestrian Safety
I had been glad to hear that you couldn't hear Priuses as they passed by. I even stopped my engine once (I have a diesel) to hear the electric motor's humming - it sounded differently than others, something I had never experienced before. That was in 2007.
High-Performance Batteries Developed Using a Common Virus
The development of a new hi-tech rechargeable battery has been discussed this week at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The new high-performance batteries are portable and can be woven into fabrics, for both military and civil purposes.
Italy to Have Solar-Powered Hydrogen Refueling Pumps at Every New Gas Station
Italy seems to be the perfect place for a hydrogen infrastructure to develop in Europe. Acta, an Italian company, has plans to install their new hydrogen refilling stations throughout the country. They use solar power to perform electrolysis on water and extract the hydrogen.
Lung-Shaped Fuel Cell Decreases Platinum Usage, Increases Efficiency
An interesting case of biomimetrics comes from Norway's Academy of Science and Letters in Oslo, where Signe Kjelstrup designed a fuel cell having the interior structure similar to that of the lungs. This is a case where both the shape and the function were imported from naturally-developed organisms.
Wind Turbine Featuring Bamboo Wings, Conceived by Dutch Designer
Dutch engineers are all body and soul for windmills and wind turbines, because that's how their country can exist in its actual shape (windmills used to extract water from swampy places and pump it into the sea).
Blest Can Turn World's Scrap Plastic Into Usable Oil Having Lower CO2 Output
Plastics are made from gas, extracted from oil fields. Through a specific process, the gas is transformed into what we know as bottles, coffee cups and toys. The bad part is that each of them ends up in a landfill, eventually.
Kestrel: The Electric Car With Body Made From Cannabis
Now, in the days of the aftermath that the crisis has given the auto industry, a Canadian company wants to build the first electric car that has its body built from bio-composites. Specifically, we're talking about hemp - a relative of Cannabis.
