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Publish date: March 14, 2005
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Scientists say that hydrogen fuel has not been implemented for a long time due to the lack of appropriate package. A tank represents a solid cube of spongy material, which can absorb hydrogen. So, hydrogen is stored by the spongy cube inside the tank. Magnesium alloys with modified nanostructure, able to absorb enough hydrogen can be produced by common metallurgy. If the temperature and pressure change, fuel cell extracts hydrogen. If there are no external actions, preserved fuel can be stored long enough, Lenta.ru reported.
Cars with 100-kilogram tanks can drive up to 500 kilometers without refueling. Personnel of the University have also found a commercial company, which will spread the patented technology.
Following Kazakhstan’s country-wide vote in favor of building a nuclear power plant earlier this month, Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom has begun a courtship of officialdom in Astana, the country’s capital, in apparent hopes of landing a contract to construct it.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
Kazakhstan voted in a referendum last weekend on whether to build its first nuclear power plant, and an exit poll showed voters backed the idea promoted by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's cabinet in an effort to phase out coal plants.
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