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Japan to develop midair rocket-launch system
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 26, 2009 |
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The government has launched a project to develop a midair rocket-launching system that can place satellites in orbit, it has been learned.
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Researchers make progress in optimizing solid oxide fuel cells
Sep 17, 2009 |
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While our standard of life increases, so does the worldwide energy demand. In this vein, the application of technologies based on fuel cells is put forward as an alternative to the massive consumption of fossil fuels. One ...
Economical, eco-friendly process for making biodiesel fuel from algae
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Chemists reported development of what they termed the first economical, eco-friendly process to convert algae oil into biodiesel fuel — a discovery they predict could one day lead to U.S. independence from ...
New Sulfur- and Coking-Tolerant Material Could Expand Applications for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Oct 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new ceramic material described in this week's issue of the journal Science could help expand the applications for solid oxide fuel cells - devices that generate electricity directly from a ...
'Green' gasoline on the horizon?
Jan 13, 2009 |
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University of Oklahoma researchers believe newer, more environmentally friendly fuels produced from biomass could create alternative energy solutions and alleviate dependence on foreign oil without requiring changes to current ...
Helicopters with Fuel Cells
Jun 06, 2008 |
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The old saying that "there is strength in numbers" also applies to fuel cells. To deliver a high enough power output, a number of cells have to be connected in series. Manufacturers normally stack the fuel ...
More Solid than Solid: A Potential Hydrogen-Storage Compound
Apr 02, 2008 |
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One of the key engineering challenges to building a clean, efficient, hydrogen-powered car is how to design the fuel tank. Storing enough raw hydrogen for a reasonable driving range would require either impractically ...
Pellets of power designed to deliver hydrogen for tomorrow's vehicles
Aug 21, 2007 |
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Hydrogen may prove to be the fuel of the future in powering the effi cient, eco-friendly fuel cell vehicles of tomorrow. Developing a method to safely store, dispense and easily “refuel” the vehicle’s storage ...
New aluminum-water rocket propellant promising for future space missions
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are developing a new type of rocket propellant made of a frozen mixture of water and "nanoscale aluminum" powder that is more environmentally friendly than conventional propellants ...
Researchers analyze material with 'colossal ionic conductivity'
Jul 31, 2008 |
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A new material characterized at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could open a pathway toward more efficient fuel cells.
Nanowires may lead to better fuel cells
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The creation of long platinum nanowires at the University of Rochester could soon lead to the development of commercially viable fuel cells.
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