Back in 1928. Kansas City Chemist J. C. Patrick stirred up a gummy mess of sulphur, carbon and hydrogen in an attempt to find a better, cheaper antifreeze. What he got was not antifreeze but one of ...

(Left) Terrence Meyer, professor of mechanical engineering, uses laser diagnostics to measure solid fuels’ gas compositions after burning. (Right) Steven Son, the Alfred J. McAllister Professor of ...

Solid oxide fuel cells convert chemical fuels into electrical power. For more than a century, scientists have been working on techniques that provide better results and lower costs associated with ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 111, Section 3: JOURNAL OF ENGINES (2002), pp. 832-839 (8 pages) To be practical, auxiliary power units (APUs) should operate on the same fuels that the internal combustion ...

A new research paper finds that in countries where gender inequalities are most pronounced, women are much more likely to be exposed to solid fuel -- including burning from wood, crop wastes, charcoal ...