(Natural News) Climate activists looking for alternatives to fossil fuels are turning increasingly to hydrogen fuel, a supposedly more sustainable power source for vehicles. But what they don’t realize is that hydrogen fuel has significant downsides that make it unlikely to ever be a viable alternative. Francis Menton, writing for the Manhattan Contrarian, called one of […]

(Natural News) Form Energy Inc. recently announced the battery chemistry of its first commercial product that could offer long-duration storage at a price of less than $20 per kilowatt-hour (kWh). That product is a rechargeable iron-air battery capable of delivering electricity for 100 hours at system costs competitive with conventional power plants and at less than 1/10th […]

(Natural News) Lithium has been the backbone of electric vehicle (EV) batteries for some time now. But scientists are now looking to magnesium – touted to be a better replacement for lithium – to power the EVs of tomorrow. However, there are certain issues with using magnesium for EV batteries, so scientists are working to overcome these […]

(Natural News) A startup battery company in the U.S. has developed an iron-air battery that stores electricity for extended periods by rusting. Massachusetts-based Form Energy touts its iron-air battery, which utilizes the reactions of iron and air to store energy, as significantly more affordable than its current lithium-ion counterparts Form Energy’s battery consists of cells […]

(Natural News) Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates finally revealed the reasons behind his massive purchase of farmland: seed science and biofuel development. “The agriculture sector is important. With more productive seeds we can avoid deforestation and help Africa deal with the climate difficulty they already face. It is unclear how cheap biofuels can be but if […]

(Natural News) Fuel cell manufacturer HyPoint has developed a breakthrough fuel cell prototype for aircraft. The company that develops zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell systems for the aviation industry unveiled the prototype on Tuesday, March 2. HyPoint said its turbo air-cooled hydrogen fuel system would drive the development of zero-emissions aircraft and play a key role […]

(Natural News) While carbo-loading is often practiced to improve performance for certain types and durations of exercise, you must make sure you’re carbo-loading the right way and that you need to do it in the first place. What is carbo-loading? Carbohydrates from the food you eat provide your body with fuel. When you exercise, your body uses stored […]

(Natural News) The spent shells of chicken eggs might go from unwanted biowaste to a cheap, renewable, and valuable alternative material to metals in lithium-ion batteries. A German-led study reports that powdered chicken eggshells successfully store large amounts of electrical energy. Led by researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the international team tested eggshells […]

(Natural News) A startup in the tiny mountainous country of Switzerland promises to deliver what electric car giant Tesla Motors has failed to pull off. Its new lithium-ion battery is said to store and produce far more power for vehicles than existing designs. Swiss company Innolith claims that an electric vehicle equipped with its lithium […]

(Natural News) Are you having a hard time reaching your weight loss goals, even as you follow a strict diet and exercise? You may want to get your growth hormone levels checked. A recent study carried out by researchers at the University of Sao Paulo (USP) in Brazil revealed that growth hormone levels can influence your weight. The researchers […]