Thursday, June 24, 2010

Improving the power production of fuel cells using thin-film materials (GIZMAG)

RESEARCH WATCH

Improving the power production of fuel cells using thin-film materials

07:10 June 24, 2010
The experimental setup used to measure the catalytic activity of the strontium-substituted...
Rechargeable batteries and fuel cells are seen as the two contenders to serve as a power source for the next generation of environmentally friendly vehicles. A significant barrier to achieving greater efficiency in the latter is the slow rate of oxygen production from the cathode, which limits the power output of the device, but an unexpected find by MIT researchers regarding the behavior of incredibly thin sheets of material could lead to major improvements . Read More

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