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Stickier than expected: Hydrogen binds to graphene in 10 femtoseconds
Graphene is celebrated as an extraordinary material. It consists of pure carbon, only a single atomic layer thick. Nevertheless, it is...
May 4, 20193 min read
Novel electrocatalyst outperforms platinum in alkaline hydrogen production
A novel ruthenium-based catalyst developed at UC Santa Cruz has shown markedly better performance than commercial platinum catalysts in...
Feb 7, 20193 min read
Study IDs 'white graphene' architecture with unprecedented hydrogen storage capacity
Rice University engineers have zeroed in on the optimal architecture for storing hydrogen in "white graphene" nanomaterials -- a design...
Mar 16, 20184 min read
“Ion billiards” cue novel material synthesis method
The synthesis method is based on a liquid-free process that allows for intercalation – insertion of guest ions into a host material – and...
Nov 21, 20172 min read
New nanomaterial can extract hydrogen fuel from seawater
It's possible to produce hydrogen to power fuel cells by extracting the gas from seawater, but the electricity required to do it makes...
Oct 6, 20172 min read
Ultra-fast and ultra-sensitive hydrogen sensor
A KAIST-UC Irvine team developed a hydrogen gas sensor which can detect the hydrogen levels under 1 percent in less than 7 seconds using...
Sep 28, 20172 min read
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