{"id":193539,"date":"2021-03-03T13:26:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T10:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/crazy-scientists-think-weird-and-gloopy-hydrogen-toothpaste-is-the-fuel-of-the-future\/"},"modified":"2021-03-03T13:26:11","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T10:26:11","slug":"crazy-scientists-think-weird-and-gloopy-hydrogen-toothpaste-is-the-fuel-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/crazy-scientists-think-weird-and-gloopy-hydrogen-toothpaste-is-the-fuel-of-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"#Crazy scientists think weird and gloopy hydrogen \u2018toothpaste\u2019 is the fuel of the future"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Crazy scientists think weird and gloopy hydrogen \u2018toothpaste\u2019 is the fuel of the future<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n While battery electric vehicles are stealing much of the low-emission driving limelight at the moment, hydrogen power is still being explored as a future fuel. And who would have thought it would look like weird gray sludge.<\/p>\n

Some believe that hydrogen is the better long term option for low-emission vehicles, as its very energy dense and can refuel a vehicle in minutes \u2014 much like a conventional gasoline car.<\/p>\n

However, it does come with some caveats. Hydrogen is very difficult to store, and infrastructure for fuel cell EVs is rarer than a nine-bob note.<\/p>\n

But some crazy scientists have been thinking outside the box, and come up with a solution. It looks like gloopy and dirty old toothpaste that\u2019s been scraped out a u-bend. On the upside, it\u2019s called POWERPASTE, which is powerful and cool. It\u2019s not at all weird.<\/p>\n

\"Fraunhofer,
Credit: Fraunhofer IFAM<\/a><\/figcaption>
<\/a>The Fraunhofer Institute calls it \u201cPOWERPASTE!\u201d But please, don\u2019t brush your teeth with it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Y\u2019know, come to think of it, it has the same consistency of what came out my car\u2019s sump when I changed the oil on my old \u2014 and totally not a grandad car \u2014 Peugeot 607 after 150,000 miles. The thickness is what made it so smooth\u2026 I think.<\/p>\n

Anyway, scientists say this sludge <\/em>allays many of the challenges associated with conventional hydrogen storage and use in electric vehicles.<\/p>\n

Its made mostly of magnesium hydride. When this is mixed with water, it reacts to produce hydrogen (yay!) and magnesium hydroxide (which is also a laxative\u2026 yay?<\/em>).<\/p>\n

The hydrogen that\u2019s produced can then be sent to a conventional fuel cell to generate electricity which can then power anything you want.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re probably wondering how you get it into a vehicle, because it\u2019s way too thick to pump by conventional means. Well, researchers have a solution for that too. They say that the paste would be inserted into a cartridge, which can then be inserted into whatever it\u2019s going to power.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s stable, non-toxic, and has a long shelf-life, making it a more useable alternative to conventional hydrogen, which is hard to store and kinda explosive.<\/p>\n

When it runs out of juice, the refueling process is as simple as removing the old depleted cartridge, and putting in a new one full of fresh new POWERPASTE.<\/p>\n

Scientists don\u2019t see their POWERPASTE revolutionizing the future of electric cars, but they do see app<\/a>lications in electric drones and escooters. The technology<\/a> could even be scaled down to use in electric camping stoves, too.<\/p>\n

It might look gross and sound a bit crazy, but it just might work.<\/p>\n

HT \u2013 The Economist<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n

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\n Published March 3, 2021 \u2014 10:26 UTC\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n