Bergthorson /channels/taxonomy/term/1312/all en Could metal particles be the clean fuel of the future? /channels/channels/news/could-metal-particles-be-clean-fuel-future-257172 <p><a href="/newsroom/files/newsroom/bergthorson1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="/newsroom/files/newsroom/bergthorson1.jpg" /></a></p> <p>Can you imagine a future where your car is fueled by iron powder instead of gasoline?</p> <p>Metal powders, produced using clean primary energy sources, could provide a more viable long-term replacement for fossil fuels than other widely discussed alternatives, such as hydrogen, biofuels or batteries, according to a study in the Dec. 15 issue of the journal <em>Applied Energy</em>.</p> Wed, 09 Dec 2015 15:19:05 +0000 webfull 114506 at /channels Metal fuels used in space! /channels/news/metal-fuels-used-space-267552 <h3><span>Canadian researchers, including </span>TISED<span> Associate Director, Prof. Jeff Bergthorson (</span><a href="/mecheng/facultystaff/staff/jeffreybergthorson">Department of Mechanical Engineering</a><span>, </span><a href="http://afl.mcgill.ca/">Alternative Fuels Laboratory</a><span>, Æ»¹ûÒùÔº), believe metals could fuel a new clean energy era. </span><span>Professor Berghtorson's team is in Sweden tonight to launch a clean energy experiment into space! </span></h3> Fri, 07 Apr 2017 00:13:05 +0000 webfull 126951 at /channels