A fuel cell is almost like a battery that has replenishable fuel. Instead of charging a battery with an electric current, you recharge a fuel cell with something like hydrogen or you simply consume it ...

For heavy-duty vehicles like long-haul trucks, batteries often fall short. They take too long to charge and weigh too much. Hydrogen fuel cells offer a promising alternative. They can be refueled ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – To make fuel cells more affordable, researchers have spent decades searching for low-cost catalysts to replace platinum and other expensive metals. This includes experimenting with ...

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered a new recipe for catalysts that could dramatically improve the performance and durability of ...

Hydrogen fuel cells face way more issues than just the skepticism of battery electric vehicle (BEV) advocates. This gas is difficult to store. When it comes from renewable sources, it is expensive.

Fuel cell technologies are playing an increasingly important role in the energy field. Over the past two years, researchers publishing in ENGINEERING Energy (formerly Frontiers in Energy) have ...

Thanks to a novel combination of cryogenic transmission electron tomography and deep learning, EPFL researchers have provided a first look at the nanostructure of platinum catalyst layers, revealing ...

Trains do not have the blinking turn signal lever found in automobiles. In contrast to cars, trains are not equipped with a manual handle to make a left or right turn. Instead, a train is governed by ...

Iron-nitrogen-carbon catalysts have the potential to replace the more expensive platinum catalysts currently used in fuel cells. This is shown by a study conducted by researchers from the ...

A hydrogen-powered car fills up at a refueling station built at Johnson Matthey’s manufacturing site in Swindon, England. (Johnson Matthey via YouTube) Chemists at Microsoft Azure Quantum are teaming ...