Hydrogen-Powered, Solar-Inspired Nano-Battery

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 16:28 in Physics & Chemistry

University of Illinois at Chicago materials engineer Eduard Karpov received National Science Foundation funding to develop and test a tiny battery made of nanomaterials designed to operate much like a solar cell, but powered by the catalytic oxidation of hydrogen instead of sunlight. The technology may prove useful in developing batteries for future nano-devices.

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