All Articles Tagged As: aluminum

Lab leads hunt for new zeolites (11/5/2009)

In all the world, there are about 200 types of zeolite, a compound of silicon, aluminum and oxygen that gives civilization such things as laundry detergent, kitty litter and gasoline. But thanks to computations by Rice University professor Michael Deem and his colleagues, it appears there are -- or could be -- more types of zeolites than once thought. ...> Full Article

New aluminum-water rocket propellant promising for future space missions (10/11/2009)

Researchers are developing a new type of rocket propellant made of a frozen mixture of water and "nanoscale aluminum" powder that is more environmentally friendly than conventional propellants and could be manufactured on the moon, Mars and other water-bearing bodies. ...> Full Article

Scientists find new way to produce hydrogen (1/25/2009)

Scientists have discovered a way to produce hydrogen by exposing selected clusters of aluminum atoms to water. The findings are important because they demonstrate that it is the geometries of these aluminum clusters, rather than solely their electronic properties, that govern the proximity of the clusters' exposed active sites. The proximity of the clusters' exposed sites plays an important role in affecting the clusters' reactions with water. ...> Full Article

Aluminum Alloys for Hydrogen Generation (10/12/2007)

Research group has successfully developed aluminum alloy which generates hydrogen when in contact with poured room-temperature water. ...> Full Article