Splitting water into its constituents hydrogen and oxygen remains an enviable task in the field of science, given the scope's huge potential for running future vehicles on H2O. Well researchers from the Indiana University have brought such an ambit one step closer to reality, with their creation of a special biomaterial that catalyzes the formation…
Back in October, we talked about how scientists had successfully created battery electrodes from harmful algal blooms. Well this time around, a group of researchers from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in South Africa have contrived another incredible energy-oriented application of algae, in the form of a usable fuel. Christened as the Coalgae, the…
While the earth's energy resources are fast depleting, countries across the world are fighting to acquire control of those that are still extant. Greater exploitation of marine resources has resulted in horrific tragedies. For instance, oil spills have devastating effects on the ocean ecosystem, that in turn take years, and even decades, to reverse. As…
Researchers from the Northumbria and Edinburgh Universities have devised a prototype mechanism that pertains to carbon fueled engines for Mars. Taking advantage of the physical phenomenon known as Leidenfrost effect, the envisioned engine would actually make use of the dry-ice deposits found on Mars, as opposed to making round trips to Earth for fueling. In…