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Case Western Reserve University scientists take step toward cyborg An insect's internal chemicals can be converted to electricity, potentially providing power for sensors, recording devices or to control the bug, a group of researchers at Case Western Reserve University report. The finding is yet another in a growing list from universities across the country that could bring the creation of insect cyborgs – touted as possible first responders to super spies – out of science fiction...
According to new patent filings, Apple is researching hydrogen fuel cell technology that could be used on smartphones and other portable devices. The company submitted documents to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that said its proposal "eliminates the need for a bulky and heavy battery." A hydrogen fuel cell converts hydrogen and oxygen into water and electrical energy. “Our country's continuing reliance on fossil fuels has forced our government to maintain complicated...
This ALD method for manufacturing fuel cells requires 60 per cent less of the costly catalyst than current methods. -This is a significant discovery, because researchers have not been able to achieve savings of this magnitude before with materials that are commercially available, says Docent Tanja Kallio of Aalto University. Fuel cells could replace polluting combustion engines that are presently in use. However, in a fuel cell, chemical processes must be sped up by using a catalyst....
CAESAREA, Israel, December 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CellEra, the leading developer of cost-effective Platinum Free Fuel Cell technology has announced today a $9.2M investment round led by Vodafone Ventures, the global venture capital arm of Vodafone Group [http://www.vodafone.com ], together with top-tier Israeli VC firm Carmel Ventures. The two have joined forces with the company's largest shareholder Israel Cleantech Ventures, the leading venture capital fund focused on...
Energy expert advocates investing in "the other fuel cell" to reduce reliance on fossil fuels now, not in decades. COLLEGE PARK, Md., Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When most people hear the words "fuel cell," they think of eco-friendly, hydrogen-powered cars that emit nothing more than water. And that, says Professor Eric Wachsman, director of the University of Maryland Energy Research Center (UMERC), is one of the reasons we're all not driving one. The U.S. Department of...
BOSTON, Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- US venture capital (VC) investment in cleantech companies increased by 73% to $1.1 billion in Q3 2011 compared to Q3 2010, while deals also increased by 36% to 76, according to an Ernst & Young LLP analysis based on data from Dow Jones VentureSource. On a consecutive quarter basis, dollars invested in Q3 2011 is 4% above the amount in Q2 2011. "Confidence in cleantech investing continues despite the challenging investment market. We saw...
-- Hydrogen produced from processing of municipal solid waste -- Fuel cell system generates power locally, using hydrogen as fuel VANCOUVER, Oct. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD) (NASDAQ: BLDP) announced that the fuel cell system supplied to GS Platech (www.gsplatech.co.kr) and previously announced in Q1 2011 for demonstration of waste-to-energy power generation, is now operating successfully to provide power to the local...
DALLAS, October 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The report "Micro Combined Heat & Power (CHP) (Microgeneration) Market by Technology, Geography, Application, Regulation, Market Trends & Global Forecasts (2011 - 2016) [http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/micro-chp-market-419.html ] ", as the name suggests, defines and segments the global micro CHP market with analysis and forecasts of sales, selling prices etc. It also identifies driving and restraining factors...
ROLLE, Switzerland, October 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- - World's best* power density realizes more than 50% size reduction - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today released its Next Generation Fuel Cell Stack (2011 Model) for Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV). The latest technology development is part of the company's continuing efforts towards the realization of a Zero Emission society. Through improvements to the MEA (Membrane...
VANCOUVER, Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD) (NASDAQ: BLDP) announced that it is the recipient of Frost & Sullivan's "2011 New Product Innovation Award" in the North American Stationary Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell category for the Company's unique CLEARgen(TM) multi-megawatt distributed power generation system. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/frostsullivan/52482/ (Photo:...
