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Microwave assisted synthesis of CaO nanoparticles and use in waste water treatment

Roy A., Bhattacharya J., Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, IN

Clean water (i.e., water that is free of toxic chemicals and pathogens) is essential to human health. Advances in nanoscale science and engineering are providing unprecedented opportunities to develop more cost effective and environmentally acceptable [...]

Generation of clean energy by applying parametric resonance to quantum nonlocality clocking

Berkovich S.Y., The George Washington University, US

A novel principle for generation of clean and abundant energy is presented [1]. The required ability to move matter comes from a new source: clocking mechanism of: Universe’s nonlocality. The phenomenon of nonlocality – instantaneous [...]

Dynamic Model Refinement for Buoyant Energy Storage Technology

Thornbrue T.B., Ghorbani R., University of Hawaii at Manoa, US

As the use of renewable electricity grows, energy storage is becoming a better solution to grid destabilization challenges associated with resource intermittency. With cost being a key barrier to widespread adoption, buoyant energy storage technology [...]

Study of the factors effect on the power storage and generation of a nano-biomimetic membrane electrode-assembling (NBMEA) for battery/fuel cell dual applications

Chen E.T., Ngatchou C., Advanced Biomimetic Sensors, Inc., US

An unmet need has been identified: a high power and high energy density system that is environmentally safe and economically affordable is in urgent need. E. Chen’s group recently reported an innovative approach: using an [...]

Adsorption-Enhanced Compressed Air Energy Storage

Havel T.F., Energy Compression Inc., US

Adsorption-Enhanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (AE-CAES) uses nano-porous materials to adsorb air. The use of an adsorbent changes the effective equation of state for air, so that it becomes possible to operate the system at [...]

The Design, Installation, and Maintenance of a Village-Sized Solar Power System in Uganda

Osende B.M., Abraham J.P., Mowry G.S., University of St. Thomas, US

A microscale solar power project was completed to provide electricity to a small, remote village in Uganda. The system electrified 50 homes, one school, and one pharmacy with a very low cost. The success of [...]

Increased Bandwidth of Mechanical Harvester

Ahmed Seddik B., Despesse G., Defay E., CEA/Leti-Campus, FR

Mechanical energy harvesters ensure an important electromechanical coupling when their natural frequency matches the input frequency. Nevertheless, in many situations the driving frequency is not known or it might change over time. In that case, [...]

Synthesis of TiO2 Nanotube Arrays for Hydrogen Production from Photo-Assisted Water Splitting Reaction

Kawde A.Y., Vats A., Shende R.V., Puszynski J.A., South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, US

This study focuses on the synthesis of TiO2 nanotube arrays and its application for hydrogen generation from photo-assisted water-splitting reaction. In the synthesis approach, an nt-TiO2/Ti/nt-TiO2 structure was synthesized using electrochemical anodization in fluorine (F-) [...]

Strain effect on the hydrogen storage capacity of graphite oxide

Kim J., Seo M., Kim J., Kang S., Seoul National Univ., KR

Among clean fuel alternatives hydrogen is one of the most attractive fuels due to its abundance, easy synthesis, and non-polluting nature when used in fuel cells. Recently carbon-based materials which have high specific surface area [...]

Investigation of a short stack PEM electrolyzer based on a nanosized IrO2 anode electrocatalyst

Di Blasi A., Siracusano S., Baglio V., Briguglio N., Stassi A., Antonucci V., Aricò A.S., CNR ITAE, IT

Electrolysis systems based on PEMs have a number of advantages in comparison to the traditional alkaline electrolyzers, such as ecological cleanliness, considerably smaller mass–volume characteristics and, essentially, a high degree of gases purity. The main [...]