The creation of long platinum nanowires at the University of Rochester could soon lead to the development of commercially viable fuel cells. Described in a paper published today in the journal Nano Letters, the new wires should provide significant increases in both the longevity and efficiency of fu...

Electron microscope view of platinum nanowires with beads (left) and without beads (right). Credit: University of Rochester. Click to enlarge. Researchers at the University of Rochester (New York) have developed an electrospinning method to produce the longest platinum nanowires with minimal bead fo...

It's easy to dismiss with a roll of the eyes anything the aviation industry says about addressing climate change, but the industry's latest plan contains a smart mix of policy and technology changes that could help the industry clean up its act. The 11-point plan laid out in "Aviation and Clima...

If you're not dead, you have been blasted lately with all sorts of bombast about "oil industry" tax loopholes and subsidies and the gallant efforts underway to do away with them.  I thought it might be a good idea to simply explain what these "loopholes" are, how they c...

With Sony already showing off hybrid fuel cell-powered chargers, it makes sense that we’re also seeing a hybrid battery for cell phones. Like Sony’s other prototype tech, this portable pack runs on a combination of methanol and lithium ion. It outputs a maximum of 3W and is good for watc...

Hong Kong tycoon Stanley Ho is most famous in business for his vast and infamous casino empire and unofficial title as one of Asia’s richest people (his estimated US$8 billion net worth earned him the 113th rank in Forbes’ 2007 list of “the World’s Billionaires�). Might news of his recent ...

MIT's latest solar race car might look like a funky Ikea table with a hump, but don't laugh. It'll do 90 mph and is packed with technology that may end up in the hybrids and EVs the rest of us will soon be driving. The university's Solar Electric Vehicle Team, the oldest such team in the country, un...

I really enjoy the sage advice dished out by Andy Sernovitz on his "Damn! I Wish I Thought of That!" blog. We talk to people all the time about the potential power of blogging to push their expertise and offerings out into Cyberland, build credibility and improve search results. Sure, it's hard to i...

Nakeot writes "On Friday, Sony plans to unveil their newest conveyable fuel-cell technology, aimed at a variety of mobile applications. From the article: "The system contains both a methanol fuel cell and a Li-on battery" and can "intelligently switch between power from the battery, fuel, or even bo...

Filed under: Minivans/MPVs, Commercial Trucks, Ford Click above for high-res gallery of the Ford Transit Connect Ford is making an interesting habit of giving low-ball estimates regarding the mileage of their new vehicles, only to later announce final EPA numbers that are higher by several miles per...