Currently, the best rechargeable battery technology that we have available, whether it be for laptops, mobile devices, smartgrid applications, or electric vehicles , is lithium-ion . There are other battery chemistries out there that promise increased capacity and efficiency,...
Top governmental officials in Japan are planning to reconsider the pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Yoshihide Suga, Chief Cabinet Secretary, stated that the target set in Tokyo in 2009 is too ambitious and difficult to achieve.
The prime minister...
A study conducted by a team of researchers from Duke University and published in the latest issue of the journal Biological Conservation, reveals that climate change could increase the population of lemur parasites and the diseases they carry.
To reach...
Hydrogen fuel cells , which convert pure hydrogen and oxygen into water and electricity, is nothing new. As a matter of fact, the technology exists as far back as the late 1930s. Fuel cell technology was also used to...
Most on-road vehicles today use only the front wheels to steer. Four-wheel steering is usually limited to heavy equipment, monster trucks, and off-road vehicles because they are extremely maneuverable. Really, vehicles that spend most of their time driving in...
Last week, University of Maryland faculty members and a Ph.D. student from U of M’s Department of Geographical Sciences published research detailing the possibility of using marginal lands for biodiversity research and alternative fuel production.
The study, titled “Sustainable bioenergy...
The University of Southampton conducted a study that has determined alternate weekly collection (AWC) systems for recyclables raises recycling rates by 9%.
Even though many of the municipalities in Wales and England currently operate AWCs, their impact on recycling rates...
If there is one thing that might stand above all else when considering an electric vehicle , on top of range and recharging concerns, it must be cost. The battery technology in an EV doesn't come cheap, and this...
Gasoline and diesel fuel are, by far, not the only options available in the world of automobile propulsion.
Pretty much anything that stores energy can be used to propel a vehicle, whether as chemical energy in a combustible fuel, electrochemical...
For much of the last ten years or so, Audi turbodiesel race cars have dominated the World Endurance Championships at the Le Mans. One technology new to the circuit, hybrid technology, or Kinetic Energy Recovery System , wasn't necessarily...
