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    Ultrathin fuel cell uses the body's own sugar to generate electricity
    Joseph Shavit
    • 3 days ago

    Ultrathin fuel cell uses the body's own sugar to generate electricity

    Hydrogen fuel cells convert hydrogen to electricity with water vapour as the only by-product, making them an attractive green alternative.
    Powerhouse hydrogen fuel cell made from iron instead of platinum
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 26

    Powerhouse hydrogen fuel cell made from iron instead of platinum

    Hydrogen fuel cells convert hydrogen to electricity with water vapour as the only by-product, making them an attractive green alternative.
    Chemists discover new way to harness energy from ammonia
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 12, 2021

    Chemists discover new way to harness energy from ammonia

    A new way to convert ammonia to nitrogen gas through a process that could be a step toward ammonia replacing carbon-based fuels.
    Half the water flushing a toilet could power your home for days
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 9, 2021

    Half the water flushing a toilet could power your home for days

    Enapter says its electrolyser uses about 2.4 litres of water to generate enough hydrogen for a couple's home for several days.
    A Mars colony could be a hydrogen factory, providing propellant for the inner solar system
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 30, 2021

    A Mars colony could be a hydrogen factory, providing propellant for the inner solar system

    Mars is a potential source of what is sure to be one of the most valuable elements in the space economy—hydrogen.
    Cosmic Dawn answers astronomy's greatest cosmic mysteries
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 23, 2021

    Cosmic Dawn answers astronomy's greatest cosmic mysteries

    For astronomers, the ability to observe the Cosmic Dawn represents an opportunity to answer the most enduring cosmic mysteries.
    Transforming ‘sewer gas’ into clean hydrogen fuel
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 12, 2021

    Transforming ‘sewer gas’ into clean hydrogen fuel

    Scientists have found a new chemical process to turn a stinky, toxic gas into a clean-burning fuel.
    In a first, scientists capture a ‘quantum tug’ between neighboring water molecules
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 28, 2021

    In a first, scientists capture a ‘quantum tug’ between neighboring water molecules

    Water is the most abundant yet least understood liquid in nature and exhibits many strange behaviors that scientists struggle to explain.
    Using sunlight to efficiently and cheaply produce clean hydrogen
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 22, 2021

    Using sunlight to efficiently and cheaply produce clean hydrogen

    For decades, researchers around the world have searched for ways to use solar power to generate the key reaction for producing hydrogen
    Weather-proof power:  This is the World's First Home Hydrogen Battery
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 19, 2021

    Weather-proof power: This is the World's First Home Hydrogen Battery

    Australian energy company Lavo is throwing down the gauntlet to Tesla’s Powerwall with a home battery storage system that doesn’t rely on...
    Researchers take key step toward cleaner, more sustainable production of hydrogen
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 10, 2021

    Researchers take key step toward cleaner, more sustainable production of hydrogen

    Efficiently mass-producing hydrogen from water is closer to becoming a reality thanks to Oregon State University College of Engineering
    New technique seamlessly converts ammonia to green hydrogen for cheaper storage and transportation
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 18, 2020

    New technique seamlessly converts ammonia to green hydrogen for cheaper storage and transportation

    Researchers leverage renewable electricity for widespread, distributed hydrogen fuel production

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