Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News Glucose as a new energy source for pacemakers

Researchers are working on the creation of a bio-battery that uses blood glucose to produce energy. Such a battery would cut down on the number of surgical interventions a pacemaker user must undergo.

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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News Cactus-inspired skin gives electric cars a spike

Inspired by the humble cactus, a new type of membrane has the potential to significantly boost the performance of fuel cells and transform the electric vehicle industry.

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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News Cleaning up hybrid battery electrodes improves capacity and lifespan

Hybrid batteries that charge faster than conventional ones could have significantly better electrical capacity and long-term stability when prepared with a gentle-sounding way of making electrodes. Called ion soft-landing, the high-precision technique resulted in electrodes that could store a third more energy and had twice the lifespan compared to those prepared by a conventional method.

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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News Unexpected discovery leads to a better battery

An unexpected discovery has led to a zinc-manganese oxide rechargeable battery that's as inexpensive as conventional car batteries, but has a much higher energy density.

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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News 'Pee power' turns urine into sustainable power source for electronic devices

Researchers have developed an innovative miniature fuel cell that can generate electricity from urine, creating an affordable, renewable and carbon-neutral way of generating power.

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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News New microwave synthesis technique produces more-affordable hydrogen

Scientists create a molybdenum-based material that could be a low-cost alternative to platinum for splitting water to make hydrogen fuel.

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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News Graphene layer could allow solar cells to generate power when it rains

Graphene layer could allow solar cells to generate power when it rains.

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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News Hybrid system could cut coal-plant emissions in half

A system to generate electricity from coal with much greater efficiency has been designed by researchers, possibly reaching as much as twice the fuel-to-electricity efficiency of today's conventional coal plants.

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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News Lithium hoarding behind failure of promising new battery

A salt plays a critical role in allowing lithium-sulfur batteries to hold a charge after more than 200 uses; this work offers needed design principles for creating long-lasting, high-capacity batteries.

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