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University of Houston team demonstrates new efficient solar water-splitting catalyst for hydrogen production

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Researchers from the University of Houston (UH) have developed a cobalt(II) oxide (CoO) nanocrystalline catalyst that can carry out overall water splitting with a solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of around 5%. Different sources of light were used, ranging from a laser to white light simulating the solar spectrum. doi: 10.1038/nnano.2013.272.

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Ford concentrates on control strategies for low-cost start-stop system for Fusion

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This blending helps to ensure the driver doesn’t experience any light dimming or sudden fluctuations in ventilation fan speed. The 2013 Fusion with Auto Start-Stop also provides coaching to the driver. One of the critical parameters for a start-stop system battery is dynamic charge acceptance (DCA).

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FedEx adds 1,900 new lightweight composite Reach vans to fleet; 35% fuel efficiency improvement

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The lower-weight body design—light-weight composite materials save 600 lbs (272 kg) of weight per vehicle—along with the engine, allows every Reach to significantly reduce fuel consumption and exhaust emissions compared to conventional walk-in vans. The Reach van, with its four-cylinder, 3.0-liter In 2008, FedEx Corp.

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Researchers in POWERFUL develop new two-stroke diesel featuring low consumption and low criteria emissions

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The objective of POWERFUl was to design engines for light-duty urban and micro-urban vehicles (segment A and B), capable of reducing CO 2 and criteria pollutant emissions. Benajes, J., Novella, R., and De Lima, D. 2013.03.050.

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Light-powered nano-bio hybrid organisms consume CO2, create plastics and fuels

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University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed nanobio-hybrid organisms capable of using airborne carbon dioxide and nitrogen to produce a variety of plastics and fuels, a promising first step toward low-cost carbon sequestration and eco-friendly manufacturing for chemicals. Ding et al. —Ding et al.

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Researchers produce hydrogen from water and charcoal mix at room temperature using laser pulses

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Researchers at Wakayama University in Japan have produced a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide gas by irradiating a mixture of carbon powder and distilled water with intense nanosecond laser pulses at room temperature. Electrodes or any other photocatalysts were not used to produce the hydrogen. —Akimoto et al.

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Stanford team develops new approach to overcoming capacity fading in Lithium-sulfur batteries

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Lithium sulfur batteries are of great interest due to their high specific energy and relatively low cost (e.g., A team at Stanford University lef by Profesor Yi Cui has now identified a new capacity fading mechanism of the sulfur cathodes and developed a new approach to overcoming this mechanism. Click to enlarge.