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Scientists unlock key to cheap hydrogen fuel with 95% less iridium
Researchers in Japan have discovered that manganese could help reduce reliance on iridium as a catalyst for hydrogen production.
Redox-neutral electrochemical decontamination of hypersaline wastewater with high technology readiness level
A flow-through redox-neutral electrochemical reactor–electrodialysis system has been developed to recover water, alkali and acids from hypersaline wastewaters. This accelerates a shift in ‘zero-discharge’ technology from energy-intensive steam-driven to energy-efficient electrically driven processes.
‘Warp drives’ may actually be possible someday, new study suggests
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Alcubierre published his idea in Classical and Quantum Gravity. Now, a new paper in the same journal suggests that a warp drive may not require exotic negative energy after all.
“This study changes the conversation about warp drives,” lead author Jared Fuchs, of the University of Alabama, Huntsville and the research think tank Applied Physics, said in a statement. “By demonstrating a first-of-its-kind model, we’ve shown that warp drives might not be relegated to science fiction.”