Sentences with phrase «used by a fuel cell»

At night the hydrogen and oxygen could be used by a fuel cell to generate electricity.

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Beyond using this clean electricity to power homes, offices and manufacturing plants, the Chinese also view it as the fuel of choice for the growing number of vehicles hitting the road, setting a goal of putting five million «new energy» vehicles (EVs, plug - in hybrids and fuel - cell cars) on the road by 2020.

As we read this history, the furor over stem cells was fueled by numerous factors: the near - universal human desire for magic; patients» desperation in the face of illness and their hope for cures; the belief that biology can now do anything; the reluctance of scientists to accept any limits (particularly moral limits) on their research; the impact of big money from biotech stocks, patents, and federal funding; the willingness of America's elite class to use every means possible to discredit religion in general; and the need to protect the unlimited abortion license by accepting no protections of unborn human life.

Several mutations were found in genes coding the machinery that makes mitochondrial proteins, and so would probably hinder mitochondria's ability to make the chemical fuel called ATP, which is used by normal cells.

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.

For this reason methanol fuel cells will be used, where the combination of methanol and oxygen produces water and carbon dioxide as a waste product (note that the carbon footprint in this case is neutral in that the methanol will be produced by photosynthesis, removing CO2 from the atmosphere).

Therefore, it must be first generated (e.g., by electrolysis of water), then stored, to be finally used — ideally in fuel cells transforming chemical energy directly into electrical one.

The engineers were able to work around the hydrogen storage problem by using non-polluting Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells and a process of aluminum activation patented by the paper's co-authors, Prof. Alon Gany and Dr. Valery Rosenband.

This process of activating oxygen molecules by adding electrons is ubiquitous — all living organisms use this trick, and modern fuel cells also work in this way.

Additionally, ethylene and ethanol could serve as the building blocks for a range of consumer goods, and CO2 - derived formic acid could be used by the pharmaceutical industry or as a fuel in fuel cells.

In fact, cadmium telluride solar cells are currently the most ecofriendly devices, even though they use a toxic heavy metal, primarily because they require the least energy — typically provided by burning fossil fuels — to manufacture, says environmental engineer Vasilis Fthenakis, senior scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory's National Photovoltaic Environment Research Center in Upton, N.Y., and Columbia University.

The majority of modern fuel cells, specifically those used for automotive applications, are proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells, which functions by exchanging protons across an acidic polymer membrane to produce electricity and heat.

However, its future potential uses are significantly limited by scarcity and cost, as well as the fact that platinum readily binds with carbon monoxide, which «poisons» the desired reactions, for example in polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells, which are the leading contenders for small - scale and mobile power generation not based on batteries or combustion engines.

Their ultimate goal is to find ways to use solar energy — either directly or via electricity generated by solar cells — to convert the end products of hydrocarbon combustion, water and carbon dioxide, back into a carbon - based fuel.

Now, an international team of researchers led by Bingqing Wei, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Delaware and the director of the Center for Fuel Cells and Batteries, is doing work that could lay the foundation for more widespread use of lithium metal batteries that would have more capacity than the lithium ion batteries commonly used in consumer electronics today.

Researchers of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania are working on improving the efficiency of microbial fuel cells (MFC) by using modified graphite felt.

As energy - efficient technologies continue to attract funding from government and private research agencies, Miller said he hopes that by 2016, solar cell technology will reach cost parity with other fuels and be used in many homes across the country.

Risk Assessment Form (3) Required for projects using hazardous chemicals, activities or devices, and some PHBA's including protists, composting, coliform test kits, decomposition of vertebrate organisms and microbial fuel cells and must be completed and signed by the DS or QS prior to student experimentation.

Led by Yuehe Lin, professor in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, the researchers used inexpensive metal to make a super low density material, called an aerogel, to reduce the amount of precious metals required for fuel cell reactions.

A new design of algae - powered fuel cells that is five times more efficient than existing plant and algal models, as well as being potentially more cost - effective to produce and practical to use, has been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge.

It basically works by allowing our bodies to produce more ATP (Adenosine Tri-Phosphate) which is actually a form of fuel or energy used by cells within our bodies.

Of those 159 participants, virtually all were found to have heightened levels of adiponectin, a hormone that is intended to be helpful by helping the body use insulin in the delivery of fuels like glucose to cells throughout the body.

MCTs upon consumption are rapidly converted into ketone bodies by the liver and can be readily used as fuel by every cell in your body including the cells in your brain.

Sugar is the very fuel used by tumor cells.

Essentially, it's about how are body divvy's up calories into fuel (immediate energy used by the muscle) or storage into your fat cells.

The gastrointestinal tract is by far the greatest user of glutamine in the body, as the intestinal cells use glutamine as their principal metabolic fuel.

If carbohydrates are removed from the diet or drastically lowered, the insulin levels begin to fall, eventually falling to the point where fat is no longer trapped in fat cells and is released into the blood to be available to be used by the body for fuel.

B vitamins help the body to use that fuel in necessary roles such as helping cells to multiply by making new DNA.

Glutamine is a fuel preferentially used by enterocytes and is known to contribute to maintaining the integrity of these cells.

Vitamin B - 12 promotes energy production by supporting the adrenal glands, red blood cell formation, and the conversion of carbohydrates to glucose, the fuel the body uses for energy.

Glucose is used as fuel by every cell in your body, and it's distributed through your circulatory system.

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 body's next step is to break the sugar down so that the energy released can be distributed to, and used as fuel by the body's cells.

Have students test their Fuel cell by checking the voltage produced using voltmeter.

What I mean by that, is instead of using the fuel cell to produce electricity, is there a product where the fuel cell is used to split water and half the gas is used for the ICE and the other goes...

Mercedes - Benz is not providing many details on the F 015 Luxury in Motion concept's powertrain, but does say that the car uses an electric drivetrain powered by a fuel cell.

The two - seater concept vehicle, designed and built by Toyota, uses an electronically - controlled suspension system and the wheels have their own electric motors that are powered by the Toyota fuel cell stack.

The Honda Clarity series was recognized by Edmunds» editors for its leading - edge approach to electrified powertrain technology: «With options including pure electric, plug - in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell models, the 2018 Honda Clarity provides unmatched flexibility when it comes to alternative fuel choices, and proves that innovative design can push the industry further toward a future using renewable energy.»

The 2005 Honda FCX, Honda's second - generation, hydrogen - powered fuel - cell vehicle, has been certified by the Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board for commercial use.

Chicago area drivers now have reason to be especially excited about the potential for vehicles that use fuel cells, since Honda and GM have recently announced a partnership to co-develop next - generation fuel cell and hydrogen - storage technologies by 2020.

The Army will evaluate the ZH2 fuel cell for: Near - silent operation enabling silent watch capability Reduced acoustic and thermal signatures High wheel torque at all speeds via electric drive Low fuel consumption across operating range Water by - product for field uses GM and TARDEC have fuel cell development laboratories located 20 miles apart in southeast Michigan.

Since 2008, FedEx has saved more than 158 million gallons of vehicle fuel by replacing vehicles with more efficient models and making greater use of electric vehicles, fuel cells, natural gas, hybrids and clean truck technologies.

A fuel - cell car uses a chemical reaction powered by hydrogen to create electricity for its motor.

A fuel cell takes hydrogen and oxidizes it to create an electrical charge, which is then channeled into a battery and used by electric motors.

We already have hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles on the road (FCEV) which use electricity generated by hydrogen to power an electric motor, including the Toyota Mirai -LSB-...]

These are characterized by glycosuria (presence of glucose in the urine, which is normally glucose - free), polyuria (excessive production and passage of urine), polydipsia (excessive thirst) and polyfagia (excessive appetite), as well as by a number of serious metabolic alterations caused by the inability of body cells to take up and use blood glucose, which is the main fuel for the body in normal conditions.

Most scientists agree that we can reduce our carbon emissions over time by using everything from solar energy to carbon sequestration, from windmills to nuclear power plants, from hybrid autos to those powered by fuel cells.

Also, it is inefficient to use electricity to generate hydrogen, transport the hydrogen, and turn it back into electricity in vehicles powered by fuel cells.

«The large amount of energy required to isolate hydrogen from natural compounds (water, natural gas, biomass), package the light gas by compression or liquefaction, transfer the energy carrier to the user, plus the energy lost when it is converted to useful electricity with fuel cells, leaves around 25 % for practical use.»

Producing hydrogen and oxygen by the electrolysis of water (the hydrogen could later be used to power clean fuel - cell vehicles, oxygen has many uses);