Research*EU Magazine | Number 38 (December 2014/January 2015)

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Series Details Number 38
Publication Date December 2014/January 2015
ISSN 1977-4028
EC ZZ-AC-14-010-EN-N
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Can Hydrogen revolutionise our lifestyles?

Summary:

Hydrogen fuel cells are often considered as a high-potential technology in the search for more efficient and less polluting energy sources. But a look at the current state of these technologies begs a double-sided question: are we ready for hydrogen and, on the other side of the coin, is hydrogen ready for large-scale commercialisation?

We close this year’s series of ‘specials’ with a very timely topic. This month, car manufacturer Toyota indeed announced the first commercially-available fuel cell vehicle, to be made available in 2015. Other manufacturers have already confirmed that they have similar plans, and public reception, along with a real industry commitment to developing the necessary refuelling infrastructure, could very well lay the foundations of the long-awaited hydrogen economy.

Contents:

Climate Change and Environment

  • Lighter planes for less pollution
  • Engineering-based food process control
  • Impact of contaminated sediments in rivers
  • A new approach to historiography
  • Eco-friendly helicopter door manufacture
  • New water-based wood coatings
  • The long history of minority integration struggles
  • 20th century climate data gets a facelift
  • Political violence, public memories and state formation

Health

  • Bacterial respiration in bioremediation approaches
  • Novel carriers for efficient drug delivery
  • Optimising vertebroplasty
  • Clever probes detect lung infection
  • Reinforcing tissue engineering research
  • Cancer targeting using nanocapsules

Industrial Technologies

  • Baby steps for robots
  • New data service for ground movements
  • Improved simulation of nuclear quantum effects
  • Advancing hydrogen and fuel cell technologies
  • New tool to expose welding defects

Energy

  • Energy-efficient production processes
  • International defence against asteroids
  • Hybrid nanocomposites — automotive sector
  • Data analysis for solar flares
  • Developing more reliable wind turbines
  • More energy-efficient cellular radio networks
  • Forklifts of the future
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  • https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/400754-can-hydrogen-revolutionise-our-lifestyles
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