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Hydrogen Offers Promising Future for Long-Haul Trucking Industry

stock photo of hydrogen fueling station

A 1-Atom-Deep Look at a Water-Splitting Catalyst

Rendering - This illustration shows two possible types of surface layers for a catalyst that performs the water-splitting reaction, the first step in making hydrogen fuel: The gray surface is lanthanum oxide and the colorful surface is nickel oxide. A rearrangement of nickel oxide’s atoms while carrying out the reaction made it twice as efficient. Researchers hope to harness this phenomenon to make better catalysts. Lanthanum atoms are depicted in green, nickel atoms in blue, and oxygen atoms in red. (Credit: CUBE3D)

Speeding Toward Improved Hydrogen Fuel Production

An illustration of the 2D boron nitride substrate with imperfections that host tiny nickel clusters. The catalyst aids the chemical reaction that removes hydrogen from liquid chemical carriers, making it available for use as a fuel. (Credit: Jeff Urban/Berkeley Lab)

Coming Down the Pike: Long-Haul Trucks Powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cells

photo of Berkeley Lab scientist Adam Weber (left) and postdoc Jessica Luo

The Secret to Renewable Solar Fuels Is an Off-and-On Again Relationship

Fuel Cell X-Ray Study Details Effects of Temperature and Moisture on Performance

Image - An X-ray study revealed the size and distribution of tiny pockets of water in fibrous fuel-cell components at different temperatures. (Credit: Berkeley Lab)

New Study on Graphene-Wrapped Nanocrystals Makes Inroads Toward Next-Gen Fuel Cells

Image - A new study explains how an ultrathin oxide layer (oxygen atoms shown in red) coating graphene-wrapped magnesium nanoparticles (gold) still allows in hydrogen atoms (blue) for hydrogen storage applications. (Credit: Berkeley Lab)

New $10 Million Effort to Develop Advanced Water Splitting Materials

New Fuel Cell Design Powered by Graphene-wrapped Nanocrystals

Photo - A powdery mixture of graphene-wrapped magnesium nanocrystals, produced at Berkeley Lab, is stable in air. The mixture's energy properties show promise for use in hydrogen fuel cells. (Eun Seon Cho/Berkeley Lab)

Berkeley Lab Awarded $8 Million for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research

Bay Area National Laboratories Jointly Launch New Small Business Voucher Pilot for Emerging Cleantech Companies

Big Step for Next-Generation Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers