August 2011 archive
Aug 13
Hydrogen made by enzyme is faster and cheaper
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14494972 Scientists have shown how an enzyme from a microbe can produce hydrogen from water more quickly and cheaply. Hydrogen is seen as vital to future energy systems, but a major problem has been making this reaction fast and cheap enough to be viable. Hydrogen can be split from water wherever electricity is available, even …
Aug 09
Taiwan unveils eco-friendly rewritable ‘paper’
A group of Taiwan scientists have developed an environmentally friendly form of rewritable electronic paper that works without electricity. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/technologynews/view/1145883/1/.html