The Chicken-Hydrogen Connection

IEEE href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/fuel-cells/hydrogen-helper">reports
that chicken feathers are superior to carbon nanotubes:


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align="left" height="86" width="130">Scientists
at the University of Delaware say that carbonized chicken feathers
could be a cheap way to store hydrogen for fuel cells. According to
chemical engineering professor Richard Wool, the heat-treated feathers
could hold more hydrogen than costlier competing technologies, such as
metal hydrides and carbon nanotubes.



Reminds me of the reports that Thomas Edison tried all kinds of things
for lightbulb filaments, such as the beard hair from a redheaded
man.  In that case, tungsten won out over the beard hair. 
The thing about chicken feathers, is that they are much more abundant
that the bead hairs from redheaded men.  And carbon
nanotubes. 


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The next time I dress a chicken I'll use the feathers.

By Flora Parker (not verified) on 23 Aug 2009 #permalink

Ar ôl un diwrnod ar ddeg heb idiot o'r enw Sam, ei fod yn ôl yn y gwaith. Pan fydd y penaethiaid o gwmpas, ei fod yn frown ymyl flaen. Gwneud unrhyw esgus i fynd i mewn i'r ystafell ydynt mewn, fel pe dweud "edrych arna. Wyf yn gweithio". Roedd ei agwedd at ffrindiau gwaith arall pan nad yw'r meistri yn cael eu gwmpas yn "Yr wyf yn well na chi". Mae'n tynnu jôc ac mae'n ddoniol (yn ei feddwl). Ond os ydych yn tynnu yn jôc arno. Rydych yn yr isaf o'r holl ffurfiau bywyd ac efe yells ei ben i ffwrdd fel strancio bedair oed. Parc o fewn 6 troedfedd (2 fetr) ar ei gar smart ac rydych yn ei blocio.

Stellen Sie sich folgende Fragen. (1) In welchem ââTeil der Vergangenheit würden Sie gerne leben? (2) Warum möchten Sie in dieser Zeit leben? (3) Können Sie in dieser Zeit nur mit den Werkzeugen und Geräten zur Verfügung zu jener Zeit überleben?

Die Dächer sind aus unterschiedlichen Materialien hergestellt. Holz, Stroh, Schiefer, Stein, Metall, Kunststoff und alles andere, die verwendet werden können. Meistens hängt, wo Sie sind in der Welt und wie viel Sie kaufen können, um welche Art von Dach haben Sie.

Where are we now on the evolution path ? Are we becoming civilized or still going down the path of increasing destructive powers ? Our medical knowledge increases with leaps and bounds of each war, but not as greatly as our destructive weapons.

Kuhu me nüüd arengust teed? Me oleme muutumas tsiviliseeritud või ikka läheb teele suurendada hävitava võimu? Meie meditsiiniliste teadmiste suureneb hüppeliselt iga sõda, kuid mitte nii palju kui meie hävitusrelvade. Kui meie meditsiinilisi teadmisi tõusnud nii kiiresti kui meie relvad, suudame elada kaks või enam sajandeid.

Warum machen die Leute verhungern in einer Welt, die mehr Nahrung als es braucht? Auf einer Webseite es sagte, es sei aufgrund der Logistik bewegt die Nahrung. Ich sage, es ist mehr mit Profit als einen Mangel an der Fähigkeit, die Nahrung zu, wo sie benötigt bewegen. Auch einige Länder der Dritten Welt exportieren Lebensmittel, die sie brauchen, damit sie Geld für andere Dinge zu bekommen. Wenn wir alle noch auf halbem Weg zu dem, was wir Menschheit nennen, würde niemand verhungern. Aber wir sind Menschen und nicht, bis unsere guten Ideale zu leben.

Cén fáth a bhfuil daoine starve chun báis i ndomhan a tháirgeann bia nÃos mó ná nà mór é? Ar an leathanach gréasáin a dúirt sé go raibh sé mar gheall ar loighistice de gluaiseacht an bhia. Rá liom, tá sé nÃos mó a dhéanamh le brabúis ná easpa an cumas chun an bia a aistriú go dtà áit a bhfuil sé ag teastáil. Chomh maith leis sin tá roinnt tÃortha an trÃú domhan onnmhairithe bia de dhÃth orthu ionas gur féidir iad a fháil ar airgead le haghaidh rudaà eile. Má bhà againn ar fad fiú leath bealach chun cad tugaimid na daonnachta, bheadh ââaon duine ocras. Ach táimid ag daoine agus a dteipeann orthu maireachtáil upto ár n-idéal maith.

Las gerade über Ausschreitungen in London und in anderen Bereichen auf die BBC-Website. Sie sollen mit Gummigeschossen, CS-Gas und Pfefferspray, bis die Randalierer arbeitsunfähig sind. Dann liefern sie nach Afghanistan, damit sie lernen können, wie sie sich verhalten.

Yalnız Londonda iÄtiÅaÅlar vÉ BBC saytda digÉr sahÉlÉr barÉdÉ oxu olmuÅdur. Bu rioters incapacitated qÉdÉr Onlar rezin güllÉ, CS qaz vÉ bibÉr spreyi istifadÉ etmÉlidirlÉr. Sonra Æfqanıstana onlara gÉmi onlar davranmaq necÉ Ã¶yrÉnÉ bilÉrsiniz.

Terfysgoedd unwaith eto rhwygo trwy nifer o ddinasoedd Lloegr. Bydd llawer o bobl yn troi i fyny ar gyfer eu man gwaith heddiw i ddod o hyd iddo ddrylliwyd neu'n waeth, dinistrio. Faint mwy o yn mynd i golli eu swyddi fel eu man gwaith gael ei ddinistrio? Dod yn y fyddin ac yn cael dim dal wahardd wrth ddelio â'r terfysgwyr. Maent eisiau brifo eraill trwy frics taflu a phethau eraill, felly dylai fod yr un fath drais yn ôl ar eu cyfer.

My last week of working on the government scheme. :( Back to the unemployment queue next week. The scheme was only for thirteen weeks and that ends in four days. Boredom and barely enough money to live on. :( .

Minu viimane nädal kallal valitsuse kava. Tagasi töötuse järjekorda järgmisel nädalal. Kava oli ainult kolmteist nädalat, mis lõpeb nelja päeva pärast. Igavus ja vaevalt piisavalt raha, et elada. :( .

Dim ond dau ddiwrnod yn fwy ar ôl y diwrnod hwn o weithio ar y cynllun llywodraeth. :( Yna yn ôl ar y ciw diweithdra wythnos nesaf wythnos tri ar ddeg o wneud gwaith a dim ond yn cael 45 y cant o'r isafswm cyflog ar ei gyfer a'r llywodraeth ryfeddodau pam nad yw'r cynllun yn boblogaidd Os byddaf yn cael ei dalu isafswm cyflog fyddai gen i! fwynhau yn fwy ac yn cael rhywfaint o arian a arbedir i fyny.

Rwyf wedi visted llawer o wefannau yn yr wythnosau diwethaf dri ar ddeg i gyda fy swydd, felly wedi bod yn ddiflas ac eraill mistyfing. Wedi ennill peth gwybodaeth. Fel, pan fydd yn Japan ychydig o flynyddoedd yn ôl, i ddod mor agos at y goedwig bambw yn Kyoto. Mae hynny'n flin i mi, fel y byddai i wedi hoffi ei visted.

Employers, employees and manufactures of equipment or supplies are responsible in some way for health and safety.

Doctor Dave had slept with one of his patients and felt guilty all day long.

No matter how much he tried to forget about it, he couldn't.

The guilt and sense of betrayal was overwhelming. But every once in a while he'd hear an internal, reassuring voice that said:

"Dave, don't worry about it. You aren't the first doctor to sleep with one of their patients and you won't be the last. And you're single. Just let it go.."

But invariably the other voice would bring him back to reality, whispering:

"Dave you're a vet."

I cannot understand why I always feel so elated after reading your blogs. I wonder is it because they are so fantastic!!!

It was about sunset but there wasn't much sun around because all that was hitting me in the face was a torrent of rain. But as it happend the sun did set to fast for me that day/night, because before I could make it to my home thats when I was accosted by a vampire. And as it bit into the flesh on by neck, that settled the argument, it was night.

The witch placed a piece of pie in front of Tom, she gave him a wicked look and let out a cackle and left him. Tom looked at the pie and wondered if he should chance eating it, after all he was very, very hungry. But hunger gave way and Tom got stuck in to eating the pie, it actually tasted quite nice, he thought. Tom started to turn slowly into marble, he would make a lovely marble statue for her hall, the witch thought and at least his last piece of pie was nice because the witch took a lot of time over that.