Researchers examined vibrational spectra from eight water-filled carbon nanotubes alongside dozens of empty ones, finding distinct spectral signatures for 'non-H-bonded' and 'bulk-water-like' states of confined water. Most empty nanotubes showed no peaks in the relevant energy range, though a few displayed faint or contamination-related signals, and cryogenic measurements confirmed the key spectra on the same sample.
nature.com
· 2026-10-07
The publisher issued an author correction to a research paper on anodic palladium membrane hydrogen extraction enhancing thermochemical dehydrogenation. No substantive details of the correction's content were provided in the available text, which consisted only of a generic browser-compatibility notice from the website.
nature.com
· 2026-10-06
Oxford professor Nick Eyre's model compares today's global final energy demand of 416 exajoules with a projected post-transition figure of 247 exajoules, achieved by electrifying suitable sectors and running the rest on hydrogen. Under this scenario electricity demand itself rises from 110 to 189 exajoules, even as overall energy use falls sharply, largely because electrified transport and heating are far more efficient than fossil-fuel equivalents.
hannahritchie.substack.com
· 2026-09-29
Heven AeroTech, a maker of hydrogen-powered drones known for long flight endurance and high onboard power output, says its aircraft could serve as airborne platforms for directed-energy laser weapons. The company frames its technology as a potential answer to the Pentagon's challenge of getting high-energy lasers airborne.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-29
A new brain-computer interface has for the first time simultaneously decoded a paralyzed user's intended speech and movement, converting brain signals into on-screen text while animating a personalized avatar within seconds, according to a Nature Neuroscience study. Separately, a review published in Psychological Medicine finds that reading for pleasure correlates with structural brain changes, better mental health, and lower risk of cognitive decline, with benefits strongest when reading starts young and is enjoyable rather than obligatory.
nature.com
· 2026-09-15
Exploration companies in nearly 30 countries are drilling to locate natural hydrogen gas trapped in underground rock formations, betting it could serve as a carbon-free energy source. Venture capitalists have poured almost $500 million into this search since 2023, with firms like UK-based H2Au already drilling test wells in Kansas.
nature.com
· 2026-09-15
Researchers developed a palladium-based membrane that functions as the anode in a molten-hydroxide electrochemical cell paired with a hydrogen-evolving cathode, enabling hydrogen removal from dehydrogenation reactions without relying on a pressure gradient. Using anode potentials below 0.3 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode, the system achieved a fourfold increase in hydrogen separation rate at 300°C and converted dilute hydrogen into a pure 1.0 atm stream. When paired with catalysts, the setup drove ammonia and methylcyclohexane conversion to 91% and 94% at 250°C, respectively.
nature.com
· 2026-09-09
Startup Newlight tested a retrofit hydrogen-injection system on a 650-foot Lomar Shipping bulk carrier during an 8,500-nautical-mile voyage from Singapore to Ghana. The system, which precisely times hydrogen injections alongside diesel combustion, reduced fuel consumption by 24% and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 28% during the month-long trip. Newlight says the retrofit can be installed in under two weeks without dry-docking a vessel.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-01
A growing cluster of private companies is building experimental fusion reactors, aiming to harness the same energy process that powers the sun and stars. One facility under construction includes large D-shaped magnetic confinement components and circular platforms designed to contain and control plasma at extreme temperatures.
nature.com
· 2026-08-26
Alex Tarnava, inventor and patent holder of hydrogen water tablets used by roughly 100 wellness brands, has built a business selling about 40 million doses monthly without ever taking venture capital funding. He also created Inhale H2, a patent-pending medical gas and aerosolized drug delivery device priced at $6,499 that has sold out twice since its December launch. Tarnava says he bootstrapped everything despite a childhood spent below the poverty line.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-08-24
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