Scientists Solve 10-year Hydrogen Mystery

"A new solution to a decade-old chemical mystery could lead to commercially practical storage solutions for hydrogen vehicles, researchers say.  [Researchers] finally figured out just how titanium acts as a catalyst, reacting with metal hydrides that can store hydrogen and release it in gas form when heated. "This method and this knowledge can now be used to analyze other materials that would make for better storage systems than sodium alanate"."  More

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TED 2008: BMW betting on hydrogen

BMW told TED attendees that they are betting the whole hog on hydrogen. "Water is the coal of the future" was the slogan on a banner on the wall. More

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Nanoparticles could make hydrogen cheaper than gasoline

QuantumSphere Inc. says it has perfected the manufacture of highly reactive catalytic nanoparticle coatings that could up the efficiency of electrolysis, the technique that generates hydrogen from water. Moreover, the coatings could also eliminate the need for expensive metals like platinum in hydrogen fuel cells.

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