Sentences with phrase «created a fuel cell»

Now, researchers report that by creating a fuel cell that can run at a midrange temperature, they've made an inexpensive, powerful version that could boost the prospects for plentiful green energy.

Technological innovations to the Clarity Fuel Cell have created a fuel cell stack that is 33 percent more compact with a 60 percent increase in power density compared to its predecessor, the Honda FCX Clarity.

Honda Clarity Fuel Cell Technological innovations to the Clarity Fuel Cell have created a fuel cell stack that is 33 percent more compact than its predecessor with a 60 percent increase in power density compared to the outgoing Honda FCX Clarity.

Technological innovations to the Clarity Fuel Cell have created a fuel cell stack that is 33 % more compact than its predecessor with a 60 % increase in power density compared to the outgoing Honda FCX Clarity.

Not exact matches

The cluster also worked to inform legislators about the fuel - cell industry's potential to create jobs, create revenue and keep the environment clean, he says.

A new water splitter powered by a single AAA battery could reduce the carbon pollution created from making hydrogen fuel cells, scientists report August 22 in Nature Communications.

An important factor in creating photo - electrochemical fuel cells is the precise arrangement of the individual components.

A silicon fuel cell, which creates electricity from chemical reactions, has a platinum anode that strips electrons from glucose to create energy.

Using sunlight to create fuels (such as hydrogen on the other electrode in this solar cell) with inexpensively prepared electrodes may provide a solution to the intermittency drawback of solar energy.

In one small breakthrough, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have created new fluoropolymers that conduct protons three times better than current fuel cell coatings.

Research led by Sandia National Laboratories and the University of California, Merced aim at bringing down the cost of hydrogen fuel cells by using a dirt - cheap compound to create an uneven surface that resembles a plant's leaves.

The Tucson Fuel Cell runs on hydrogen — which one Fountain Valley, Calif., plant (inset) creates out of sewage.

A simple, low - cost and eco-friendly method of creating nitrogen - doped graphene nanoplatelets (NGnPs), which could be used in dye - sensitized solar cells and fuel cells, is published in Scientific Reports today.

«The big question is, of course, whether it would be economically viable to create organosilane fuels in the quantities necessary to power a world full of [fuel - cell] cars,» Abu - Omar says.

Whereas a battery or a fuel cell creates electricity using chemical reactions, the most basic type of capacitor employs two narrowly separated conductive plates.

A paper by Yan's research group, published in the Jan. 8 issue of the multidisciplinary journal Nature Communications, helps pin down the basic mechanisms of the fuel - cell reaction on platinum, which will help researchers create alternative electrocatalysts.

Hwang said the study would provide data about the best candidates for active surveillance, and create a repository of imaging and cell samples to advance knowledge into the molecular biology of DCIS and what fuels or deters its growth.

During my drive, I kept listening, in vain, for the whine of the air compressor that force - feeds oxygen into the fuel cell to mix with the hydrogen to create electricity.

«We've got a real fun race going on here between plugging in vehicles and storing electricity in the battery versus pumping hydrogen into a tank and creating electricity from a fuel cell,» says Larry Burns, GM's vice president of research and development.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a new, carbon - neutral way to convert vegetable - based fuels to syngas, a breakthrough that could allow producers to power hydrogen fuel cells or create a replacement for America's dwindling supplies of natural gas, all without relying on fossil fuels.

Fuel cells play a major role in creating a clean energy future, with a broad set of applications ranging from powering buildings to electrifying transportation.

All over the world researchers are investigating solar cells which imitate plant photosynthesis, using sunlight and water to create synthetic fuels such as hydrogen.

«Finding an inexpensive, readily - available photocathode material could open up new options to create cheaper, more energy - effective solar fuel cells.»

«Fuel cells are clean and efficient, but we have to create a market for them,» says Neal Montany, director of the stationary fuel cell business at UTC Power, which recently installed fuel cells at a handful of Whole Foods markFuel cells are clean and efficient, but we have to create a market for them,» says Neal Montany, director of the stationary fuel cell business at UTC Power, which recently installed fuel cells at a handful of Whole Foods markfuel cell business at UTC Power, which recently installed fuel cells at a handful of Whole Foods markfuel cells at a handful of Whole Foods markets.

«Self - sustaining bacteria - fueled power cell created.»

This means that it is possible to «tether» bacteria directly to electrodes — bringing scientists a step closer to creating efficient microbial fuel cells or «bio-batteries».

«We think H2FIRST can help improve the path for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles by creating opportunities for private industry to pool their resources to address infrastructure needs,» said Sandia's Dedrick.

Its developers hope that with some further optimization, the warm fuel cell will create higher voltages at greater efficiencies than its predecessors

Sossina Haile and colleagues created the novel fuel cell by combining features from existing «hot» and «cold» cells.

Creating bare, two - metal particles provides insights into potential substitutes for costly platinum in fuel cell catalysts

In this vein, Stehle and her colleagues are currently working on creating a graphene hexagonal boron 2 - D capacitor and a fuel cell prototype that are both super thin and transparent.

Scientists show how clusters funnel atoms to create oxygen pools that benefit biofuels, fuel cells, and sensors

For practical use in fuel cells, scientists are attempting to create mimics, which would perform the same function but without added complexity and cost.

Methods: Scientists has been developing molecular electrocatalysts for the oxidation of hydrogen, a common process in fuel cells, which could use hydrogen fuel created from renewable energy.

Why It Matters: For fuel cells to play a larger role in the energy landscape, they must be mass produced cost effectively, and that means creating low - cost, highly active, stable materials to catalyze the reaction.

Valence has already modified a Prius... Marc Kohler, business development manager for Valence's vehicle systems program, says the major automakers appear to be acting disinterested, but it's not the full picture... «Publicly they have to say one thing, but R&D guys are actively researching it,» says Kohler, pointing out that high oil prices, national security issues, the fact that the technology is available, and the slow progress of fuel - cell cars has created an ideal environment for pursuing plug - in hybrids.

Molecular Tank: Researchers and engineers are trying to create a hydrogen fuel system that stores hydrogen safely and discharges hydrogen easily, which can then be used in fuel cells or other applications.

Since oxygen is the fuel for the human body, when you practice a variety of breathing exercises, you are actually oxygenating your cells, creating an amazing sense of rejuvenation, relaxation and naturally reducing stress.

While maintaining body - fat percentages is generally about balancing calories in versus calories out, losing it often involves exercises that encourage the body to burn fat as fuel — draining the fat cell of the lipids at its centre and creating a smaller version of yourself.

Deficiencies of B12, B6, folic acid and / or iron can all create a shift in fuel availability (specifically in glycolysis: the oxidation or burning of sugar / glucose) which is a huge stressor on the body as it decreases oxygen availability to every cell.

Visualize your breath as pure energy coming into the cells, oxygenating the cells; see it as the fuel that drives the cellular process that creates energy in our bodies.

When cells don't get fuel (vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids, and glucose), they can't create energy, perform their work, repair, and reproduce.

Likewise, when you create an energy deficit, your body taps into its fat cells for fuel.

These helpful bacteria also create two other short - chain fatty acids, propionic and acetic acid, which are used as fuel by the cells of the liver and muscles.

The powertrain is topped by a voltage - control unit that boosts and regulates the electricity created by the hydrogen fuel - cell stack, which is 33 - percent smaller than before thanks to cells that are 20 - percent thinner (down to a single millimeter per cell).

Its fuel cell creates electricity by combining oxygen with hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe.

«I frequently attacked what I considered to be the single - minded, heavy financial commitment to fuel cells, feeling they were too far out on the time horizon and robbing us of the research funds needed to create more viable near - term solutions,» he wrote.

The Scion iA certainly looks unconventional, as if the swoopiness of Mazda's styling vocabulary had been combined with a Ford grille to create an angry form of undersea life, kind of like the Toyota Mirai fuel - cell vehicle.

A study of greenhouse gas - emissions by the Advanced Power and Energy Program at the University of California at Irvine shows fuel - cell vehicles running on hydrogen derived from natural gas ultimately create far less GHG emissions than BEVs running off the U.S. grid, which is powered mostly by coal and natural gas.

The Metropolitan Police is to run 11 Toyota Mirais, creating the world's largest fleet of hydrogen fuel - cell electric police vehicles.