News articles tagged with 'hydrogen'
Graphene lights up with new possibilities
— 29 Nov 2011 21:40 | ChemistryThe future brightened for organic chemistry when researchers at Rice University found a highly controllable way to attach organic molecules to pristine graphene, making the miracle…
New NASA missions to investigate how Mars turned hostile
— 19 Nov 2011 15:46 | AstronomyMaybe because it appears as a speck of blood in the sky, the planet Mars was named after the Roman god of war. From the point of view of life as we know it, that's appropriate. The…
Garlic oil component may form treatment to protect heart
— 16 Nov 2011 21:39 | HealthA component of garlic oil may help release protective compounds to the heart after heart attack, during cardiac surgery, or as a treatment for heart failure…
The rose-red glow of star formation
— 30 Mar 2011 16:31 | AstronomyThe object dominating this image may resemble a pool of spilled blood, but rather than being associated with death, such regions of ionised hydrogen - known as HII regions - are sites…
Blocking carbon dioxide fixation in bacteria increases biofuel production
— 30 Mar 2011 16:19 | EnvironmentReducing the ability of certain bacteria to fix carbon dioxide can greatly increase their production of hydrogen gas that can be used as a biofuel. Researchers from the University of…
The drive toward hydrogen vehicles just got shorter
— 21 Mar 2011 15:47 | TechnologyResearchers have revealed a new single-stage method for recharging the hydrogen storage compound ammonia borane. The breakthrough makes hydrogen a more attractive fuel for vehicles…
Scientists achieve breakthrough in nanocomposite for high-capacity hydrogen storage
— 13 Mar 2011 19:13 | TechnologySince the 1970s, hydrogen has been touted as a promising alternative to fossil fuels due to its clean combustion - unlike hydrocarbon-based fuels, which spew greenhouse gases and harmful…
New method could improve economics of sweetening natural gas
— 11 Mar 2011 15:55 | ChemistryNatural gas extracted from the nation's coal beds and methane-rich geologic features must first be purged of hydrogen sulphide before it can be used as fuel. Until now, processing methods…
The dusty disc of NGC 247
— 3 Mar 2011 12:35 | AstronomyThe spiral galaxy NGC 247 is one of the closest spiral galaxies of the southern sky. In this new view from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope in Chile large numbers…
Enzyme cocktail could eliminate a step in biofuel process
— 26 Feb 2011 17:12 | ChemistryConversion of biomass to fuel requires several steps: chemical pretreatment to break up the biomass - often dilute (sulphuric) acid, detoxification to remove the toxic chemicals required…