fuel cells

  • Monster Machines: The Fuel Cell That Runs On Corn Husks And Old Bullets

    Monster Machines: The Fuel Cell That Runs On Corn Husks And Old Bullets

    The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant (IAAAP) in Middletown, Iowa, has an overabundance of two things: corn waste and excess energetics — leftover explosives, propellants, pyrotechnics and such. But using a new ethanol-based fuel cell developed by nanoMaterials Discovery Corp (nMDC) will transform these waste materials into clean, cheap, electricity. Two birds, one catalytic reaction.