Technique improves the efficacy of fuel cells (Argonne National Laboratory)

(Source: Argonne National Laboratory) Research involved the Advanced Photon Source By Leah Burrows. This release was originally posted at Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Fuel cells, which generate electricity from chemical reactions without harmful emissions, have the potential to power everything from cars to portable electronics, and could be cleaner and more efficient than combustion engines. Solid oxide fuel cells, which rely on low-cost ceramic materials, are among the most efficient and promising type of fuel cell. Now, researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,...