Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Efficiency is a large stumbling block if you're looking for a way to replace gasoline. It's pretty hard to better such an exceptional fuel, and several alternatives show promise but are nagged by inefficiencies or cost, and usually both. Nanotech to the rescue; it may soon be possible to produce you......
Tags: alkaline cells, alternative, alternative fuels, anode, Automotive design, battery, catalytic action, cathode, efficiency, electric, energy density, fairy dust, fuel cell, fuel cells, FuelCell, green, home electrolysis, hydrogen, inefficiencies, kevin maloney, nanotechnology, nimh batteries, platinum, power gain, precious metals, president kevin, prius, quantumsphere, reactive nature, stumbling block, Tesla, tesla roadster, traditional materials
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Friday, May 25th, 2007
Nissan has developed a new catalyst for its gasoline-powered cars that requires only half the amount of precious metals that current designs call for. The catalyst or catalytic converter is a piece of the exhaust system filled with a mix of platinum, rhodium and palladium that captures harmful toxin......
Tags: carbon monoxide, catalyst, catalytic converter, catalytic converters, CatalyticConverter, chemical reaction, current designs, exhaust system, first cars, french partner, gasoline, harmful toxins, high temperatures, hydrocarbons, nanotechnology, new cat, nitrogen oxide, palladium, precious metals, reuters, rhodium
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