Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2015

The idea was to understand the changes in the molecular structure of molybdenum disulfide, so that it can be a better catalyst for hydrogen production: closer to platinum in efficiency, but earth-abundant and cheap. Molly is dirt cheap and abundant. The Texas Advanced Computing Center also added value. —Stan Chou.

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Low Cost Hydrogen Water Production 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2013

Researchers from South Korea, Case Western Reserve University and University of North Texas have synthesized new inexpensive and easily produced metal-free catalysts—edge-selectively halogenated graphene nanoplatelets (XGnPs)—that can perform better than platinum in oxygen-reduction reactions. —Jeon et al.

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Fuel South Korea Carbon Texas 247

Cars That Think

APRIL 2, 2022

This article was first published as "Design case history: the Commodore 64." We also examined the Texas Instruments 99/4A and the Atari 800. You waste a little bit of silicon, but silicon’s pretty cheap. When the design of the Commodore 64 began, the overriding goals were simplicity and low cost. It’s only sand.”

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Engine Design Personal Production 117