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PNNL Scientists Develop New Carbon Support that Greatly Increases Durability of PEM Fuel Cells

A new carbon support that greatly increases the durability of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells has been developed by scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Princeton University. This new material significantly improves the stability of the fuel cell catalyst and will potentially lower the cost of these fuel cells.

17 Dec 2009

Porous Walled Hollow Glass Microspheres Have Applications in Energy, Medicine, Other Fields

A licensing agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and specialty glass provider Mo-Sci Corporation will make SRNL's unique Porous Walled Hollow Glass Microsphe...

17 Dec 2009

PNNL Scientists Names Fellows of AAAS

Six scientists from the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for their exceptional efforts to advance science...

17 Dec 2009

Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory Researchers Named Fellows of AAAS

Four Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory researchers have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). They are Mufit Akinc, a professor of materials science and engineer...

17 Dec 2009

Graphene Becoming Pliable Using Nanodroplet of Water

A single-atom-thick sheet of carbon, like those seen in pencil marks -- offers great potential for new types of nanoscale devices, if a good way can be found to mold the material into desired shapes. Chemists at the ...

17 Dec 2009

Diverse Global Applications Expected for Automobiles, Aircraft, Buildings

Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo; President and CEO: Kazuyuki Tanaka; Paid-in Capital: 15.5 billion yen, hereinafter "Hitachi Chemical") introduced the SPD (Suspended Particle Device) light-control film technology from New York based Research Frontiers Inc. (NASDAQ:REFR), and commercialized a roll-coated, wide-width SPD film whose light transmittance can be freely controlled by simply adjusting AC voltage.

16 Dec 2009