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Chemistry World April 2, 2012 Jon Cartwright	Hydrogen That Mimics Graphene Researchers claim to have discovered a new phase of hydrogen in which the diatomic molecules break apart to form six-atom rings, similar to graphene. The new phase, which occurs at very high pressures, could be a stepping stone towards a long-sought after phase: metallic hydrogen.
Chemistry World December 23, 2014 Matthew Gunther	Hydrogen superconductivity hammered out on diamond anvil Hydrogen-rich compounds under extreme pressure may be better superconductors than the best conventional ones around, according to scientists in Germany.
Chemistry World June 25, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Z machine puts the squeeze on metallic deuterium Scientists in the US and Germany have successfully transformed liquid deuterium into a metal at pressures rivaling those at the center of our own planet.
Chemistry World November 16, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Tantalizing Boost for Hydrogen Storage US chemists have announced the discovery of a new hydrogen-storage material, which they say stores large amounts of the gas at room temperature.
Chemistry World November 29, 2013 Simon Hadlington	Pressure cooker produces new metal hydride By squeezing iridium and hydrogen together under ultra-high pressures, researchers have produced a novel metal hydride with an unusually high hydrogen content and an unconventional structure.
Chemistry World September 7, 2006 Tom Westgate	Molecular Framework Sucks up Hydrogen Researchers have now developed a coordination framework material that is the best yet in terms of hydrogen storage. However, the materials currently require low temperatures to achieve the high loading of hydrogen.
Chemistry World May 1, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Hydrogen fuel tank gets cooler and cleaner Scientists have improved the performance of ammonia borane as a hydrogen storage material - making it more practical for a fuel tank in hydrogen-powered vehicles.
Chemistry World November 7, 2013 Polly Wilson	Hydrogen adopts alkali metal position For the first time, scientists have shown that hydrogen can stand in for alkali metals in typical alkali metal structures.
Technology Research News January 15, 2003 Eric Smalley	Metal stores more hydrogen One reason the world isn't running on hydrogen fuel is that it's hard to store. Researchers from the National University of Singapore have made an accidental discovery that brings the promise of clean hydrogen energy a big step forward.
Technology Research News November 17, 2004	Low-Pressure Material Holds Hydrogen One key to using hydrogen as a fuel is finding practical ways to store it. Researchers have discovered a kinetic trapping effect that allows hydrogen to be adsorbed.
Chemistry World February 27, 2013 Simon Hadlington	Supercharging methanol for fuel cells Scientists in Germany and Italy have discovered a way to derive hydrogen gas from methanol at low temperatures and pressures using soluble ruthenium-based 'pincer' catalysts.
Technology Research News May 21, 2003 Eric Smalley	Hydrogen storage eased The discovery of metal-organic frameworks promises to remove the principal stumbling block to hydrogen-powered cars, and the method could be ready for production use within five years.
Technology Research News December 1, 2004	Chemical Keeps Hydrogen on Ice Researchers have devised a new way to store hydrogen at low pressure and a temperature that is just above freezing. The work is a step toward practical hydrogen storage for vehicles.
Chemistry World March 3, 2010 Jon Cartwright	Hydrocarbon turns superconductor Researchers in Japan have created the first superconducting material based on a molecule of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
Scientific American Steven Ashley	Solid (State) Progress Hydrogen-fuel storage for cars gets a materials boost.
Chemistry World June 28, 2011 Simon Hadlington	A Cool Way to Store Hydrogen? Theoretical chemists in the US have suggested a rather more commonplace solution to store hydrogen: ice.
Industrial Physicist Feb/Mar 2004 Pinkerton & Wicke	Bottling the hydrogen genie If hydrogen is to replace gasoline for road transport, a means to store useful quantities of hydrogen on-board the vehicle must be found. Storage as a liquid, as a gas, or in metal hydrides all have serious limitations.
Chemistry World January 26, 2011 Mike Brown	Carbon nanotubes for hydrogen storage Researchers in Germany have designed a 3D carbon-based nanotube matrix that can store and release hydrogen extremely efficiently. The material could form the basis of a sustainable hydrogen economy, they say.
Chemistry World April 11, 2011 Laura Howes	Pocket sized fuel cell, a step closer A new catalyst for hydrogen evolution could see you carry around a fuel cell in your pocket to power electronic devices.
National Defense October 2006 Robert H. Williams	Easy Access to Hydrogen Proposed A Massachusetts company believes it has perfected technology that removes a key roadblock -- the scarcity of fuel outlets -- to the widespread use of hydrogen powered automobiles.
Chemistry World January 26, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Alkali metal explosion explained The chemistry behind dropping sodium into water and watching it explode may require a rethink, according to scientists in the Czech Republic.
Chemistry World February 11, 2011 Philippa Ross	Breakthrough for bacterial hydrogen production Scientists in China have developed a device that can produce hydrogen from organic materials using bacteria at temperatures below 25 degrees Celsius.
Reactive Reports Issue 62	Alumination at last! More powerful solid rocket fuel could be the product of research into a new class of compounds containing aluminum and hydrogen compounds, according to an international research team.
Chemistry World August 23, 2011 Simon Hadlington	Breaking open boranes to power fuel cells Hydrogen-rich ammonia borane could be a step closer to becoming a practical source of hydrogen for fuel cells following the development of a new ruthenium-based catalyst by chemists in the US.
Chemistry World February 13, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Storing up High Hopes for Hydrogen Economy Polymer scientists have joined the race to store hydrogen as fuel. Their breakthrough could help make the hydrogen economy a reality, they claim.
Technology Research News May 4, 2005	Nano Pyramids Boost Fuel Cells Researchers have devised a way to make iridium surfaces that are extremely finely textured. The surface is textured with pyramids which increases the available surface area of the metal. The increased surface area speeds the catalytic reaction that breaks down ammonia to extract hydrogen.
Chemistry World April 26, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Hydrogen Busters go Synthetic Chemists have created a small molecule which mimics the way natural enzymes chew up hydrogen. The model should inspire designs for new catalysts that can break up hydrogen in fuel cells; or (running in reverse) help produce the fuel for a hydrogen economy.
Chemistry World November 22, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Bonding under pressure An unusual compound of xenon and hydrogen has been made under high pressure by researchers in the US.
Chemistry World January 12, 2014 Andy Extance	Rocket reactor forces space hydrogen rethink Scientists have pushed low-temperature experimentation and computational chemistry to their limits to better understand hydrogen fluoride, which astronomers use to study regions of space that are otherwise hard to image.
Chemistry World May 30, 2013 Helen Potter	Soybean catalyst for hydrogen evolution A catalyst made from soybeans could overcome a major barrier to cheap hydrogen fuel by replacing the platinum catalyst used in the electrocatalytic production of hydrogen, claim scientists in the US.
Chemistry World October 2007 Bernard Bulkin	Can Chemistry Save the Planet? If we are to scale back our greenhouse gas emissions without society juddering to a halt, 21st century transport will need 21st century fuels. And of all the sciences, it is chemistry that is best placed to deliver them.
Chemistry World March 17, 2011 Andy Extance	Hydrazine fuels hydrogen power hopes Renowned as a rocket propellant, hydrazine could also push forward the development of hydrogen fuel cells for powering vehicles say US-based researchers.
Chemistry World April 14, 2013 Andy Extance	Split water splitting raises green hydrogen hopes UK scientists say that they have developed the first widely-useable electrolysis system that splits water and releases hydrogen and oxygen in separate stages.
Chemistry World October 3, 2014 Jennifer Newton	Assessing covalency in the hydrogen bond zoo Worried that the concept of hydrogen bonding has been getting fuzzier over time, scientists in Germany have sought a fresh look at the very nature of these bonds, and how much covalency they involve.
Chemistry World November 13, 2007 Lewis Brindley	Hydrogen From Sewage Hits Production Records Scientists have drastically improved the efficiency of bacteria-powered fuel cells that convert biodegradable organic matter into hydrogen gas. They hope their discovery will make it possible to generate hydrogen from sewage, sustainably and on a large scale.
Popular Mechanics April 1, 2008 Chris Ladd	Nano Tanks Could Store Hydrogen in Microscopic 'Soccer Balls' While hydrogen gas and fuel cells remain far-off realities for solving the fuel crunch, new computer models of interlocked carbon chambers have proven to store hydrogen at similar pressures to the cores of huge planets.
Chemistry World May 23, 2011 Simon Hadlington	Homing in on a cheaper Haber-Bosch process A cheaper alternative to the Haber-Bosch process could have moved a step closer thanks to a new ruthenium-based catalyst complex developed by chemists in Germany.
Chemistry World October 21, 2012 Nina Notman	Haber-Bosch power consumption slashed A new type of ruthenium catalyst could reduce the power consumption of ammonia production, claim Japanese scientists.
Chemistry World October 18, 2009 Hayley Birch	Conducting MOFs make membranes for fuel cells New crystalline compounds could yield better materials for fuel cell applications, according to Canadian scientists.
Popular Mechanics November 2006 Wise & Hutchinson	The Truth About Hydrogen Can the simplest element in the universe really power our homes, fuel our cars and reduce our contribution to global warming? PM crunches the numbers on the real hydrogen economy.
Chemistry World April 28, 2009 Lewis Brindley	New catalyst means cheap hydrogen from power stations A new catalyst system could improve the efficiency of gas-fired power stations by producing hydrogen gas as a by-product, say Dutch researchers.
Chemistry World March 24, 2009 Karen Harries-Rees	Alkali metals reveal a taste for clam Researchers have discovered a chemical curiosity, alkali metals that prefer aromatic surfaces to water and form clam-like structures.
The Motley Fool November 27, 2007 David Lee Smith	Honda Takes Hydrogen Out for a Spin Eureka! Honda and others are moving to the production of clean-burning fuel-cell engines.
Outside September 2008 Jack Handey	My Hydrogen Car After my first hydrogen car exploded, I swore off hydrogen cars. But the call of hydrogen is hard to resist. You feel confident and guilt-free knowing you are not going around emitting noxious gases from your tailpipe.
Chemistry World October 1, 2007 Lewis Brindley	Semiconductor Splits Water with Sunlight Scientists in Germany have developed a promising new catalyst that splits water using sunlight -- and stores the hydrogen and oxygen produced.
Chemistry World March 10, 2006	Dual Organometallics Enhance Zinc Reactivity Chemists have synthesised organometallic compounds that enable zinc to participate in directed metalation of organic substrates.
Chemistry World October 2011	Fuelling the Future Fuel cell vehicles have taken a back seat to battery and hybrid power in recent years. But hydrogen still holds promise in the long term.
Chemistry World December 20, 2012 Laura Howes	Cutting edge chemistry in 2012 This year saw more work probing the nature of bonding. In Germany, Holger Braunschweig found that reacting a bis(N-heterocyclic carbene)-stabilized tetrabromodiborane with sodium naphthalene gave diborene or diboryne compounds with the world's first stable boron -- boron triple bond.
IndustryWeek July 1, 2007 Jill Jusko	One-Tank Trips Some fuel-cell-powered cars can last 300 miles between fuelings.
Chemistry World April 29, 2015 James Urquhart	Micromotor catalyst powers up hydrogen production Self-propelled micromotors have for the first time catalyzed a reaction that efficiently releases pure hydrogen from a hydrogen-containing salt solution.