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03/28/2018 / By David Williams

Hydrogen-powered train on track for public use in the U.K. by 2020

The government agency in charge of all things train-related in the U.K. has spoken: Hydrogen-powered trains are going to become the new standard mode of transportation on the country’s train tracks starting 2020 onwards. And it’s going to be done in conjunction with a move to completely get rid of diesel-fueled trains by 2040. Indeed, […]

03/03/2018 / By David Williams

Hyundai Nexo self-driving car produces water that’s supposedly safe enough to drink

If you’re going to go down the renewable energy route, you might as well go all the way. That seems to be the idea that Hyundai had in mind when it designed and developed its latest fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV). Dubbed the Hyundai Nexo, it’s the company’s newest FCEV, and it comes in the […]

11/17/2017 / By Rita Winters

New life for pollution: Chemists are looking into using cigarette butts for hydrogen storage

There’s no question about it, smoking is bad for your health (and our environment). More than six trillion cigarettes are smoked each day, creating 800 metric tons of cigarette butt waste. These environmental eyesores are costing us our planet, and are making its way into waterways and bodies of water, poisoning humans and wildlife with […]

07/12/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

BREAKTHROUGH: ZEOLITE crystals found to greatly improve efficiency of converting water into high-energy fuels

Converting organic waste into fuel could solve a lot of the problems that are facing our planet at the moment, from freeing up significant landfill space to finding new ways to heat homes and power vehicles. Despite the great potential, several stumbling blocks have prevented such an approach from being used on a widespread basis. […]

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