200-Fold Boost in Fuel Cell Efficiency Advances "Personalized Energy Systems"
Monday, August 23, 2010 - 14:28
in Physics & Chemistry
The era of personalized energy systems -- in which individual homes and small businesses produce their own energy -- took another step toward reality today as scientists reported discovery of a powerful new catalyst that is a key element in such a system. Scientists will describe the advance -- which could end dependence on the electric company and gas station -- in August at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in Boston.