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High-efficiency zinc-air battery developed

May 30, 2013 – 10:01 pm
  • High-efficiency zinc-air battery developed - Scientists have developed an advanced zinc-air battery with higher catalytic activity and durability than similar batteries made with costly platinum and iridium catalysts. The results could lead to the development of a low-cost alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries widely used today, according to the researchers.(10.1038/ncomms2812)

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    Charge your mobile phone with formic acid?

    May 30, 2013 – 5:01 am
  • Charge your mobile phone with formic acid? - With the technology of today it is possible to use environmental friendly formic acid in fuel cell powering your mobile phone or laptop. A physicist in Sweden has developed new catalysts to improve the capacity of these fuel cells.
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    ‘Ultraselective’ process to make valuable chemical from biomass

    May 29, 2013 – 12:01 pm
  • 'Ultraselective' process to make valuable chemical from biomass - Chemical engineers have discovered a new chemical process to make p-xylene, an important ingredient of plastics for products such as soda bottles and packaging, at 90 percent yield from lignocellulosic biomass, the highest yield achieved to date.(10.1039/C3GC40740C)

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