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Generating Renewable Hydrogen Fuel from the Sea

Sep. 29, 2020 — The power of the sun, wind and sea may soon combine to produce clean-burning hydrogen fuel, according to researchers. The team integrated water purification technology into a new proof-of-concept ...

Lightweight Green Supercapacitors Could Charge Devices in a Jiffy

Sep. 8, 2020 — Researchers have described their novel plant-based energy storage device that could charge even electric cars within a few minutes in the near future. Furthermore, they said their devices are ...

Splitting Water Molecules for a Renewable Energy Future

Sep. 4, 2020 — Chemists are working on energy storage and conversion research. This work is part of a new study that solves a key, fundamental barrier in the electrochemical water splitting process where the Lin ...

New Anode Material Could Lead to Safer Fast-Charging Batteries

Sep. 2, 2020 — Scientists have discovered a new anode material that enables lithium-ion batteries to be safely recharged within minutes for thousands of cycles. Known as a disordered rocksalt, the new anode is made ...

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New Materials: A Toggle Switch for Catalysis

Sep. 23, 2020 — A special material made of lanthanum, strontium, iron and oxygen can be switched back and forth between two different states: In one state the material is catalytically extremely active, in the other ...

Predicting the Slow Death of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Sep. 14, 2020 — A new model offers a way to predict the condition of a battery's internal systems in real-time with far more accuracy than existing tools. In electric cars, the technology could improve driving range ...

High-Precision Electrochemistry: The New Gold Standard in Fuel Cell Catalyst Development

Sep. 10, 2020 — Scientists have made a pivotal discovery that could extend the lifetime of fuel cells that power electric vehicles by eliminating the dissolution of ...

Scientists Probe the Chemistry of a Single Battery Electrode Particle Both Inside and out

Sep. 8, 2020 — Cracks and chemical reactions on a battery particle's surface can degrade performance, and the particle's ability to absorb and release lithium ions ...

Sandwich Catalysts Offer Higher Activity and Durability

Aug. 26, 2020 — A professor has developed a double-layered nanoporous platinum catalyst that activates hydrogen ...

Thin Layer Protects Battery, Allows Cold Charging

Aug. 26, 2020 — In the search for a reliable, quick-charging, cold-weather battery for automobiles, a self-assembling, thin layer of electrochemically active molecules may be the solution, according to a team or ...

New Insights Into Lithium-Ion Battery Failure Mechanism

Aug. 25, 2020 — Researchers have identified a potential new degradation mechanism for electric vehicle batteries - a key step to designing effective methods to improve battery ...

Battery Life for Wearable Electronic Devices Could Be Improved

Aug. 25, 2020 — Researchers have found that asymmetric stresses within electrodes used in certain wearable electronic devices provides an important clue as to how to improve the durability and lifespan of these ...

Hydrochloric Acid Boosts Catalyst Activity

Aug. 25, 2020 — A research team has developed a synthesis process which drastically increases the activity of catalysts for the desulfurization of crude oil. The new process could perhaps also be used for catalysts ...

Wireless Device Makes Clean Fuel from Sunlight, CO2 and Water

Aug. 24, 2020 — Researchers have developed a standalone device that converts sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into a carbon-neutral fuel, without requiring any additional components or ...