Student Inventor Tackles Challenge of Hydrogen Storage (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Student Inventor Tackles Challenge of Hydrogen Storage (2 of 2)

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Determined to play a key role in solving global dependency on fossil fuels, Javad Rafiee, a doctoral student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has developed a new method for storing hydrogen at room temperature. Rafiee has created a novel form of engineered graphene that exhibits hydrogen storing capacity far exceeding any other known material. For this innovation, which brings the world a step closer to realizing the widespread adoption of clean, abundant hydrogen as a fuel for transportation vehicles, Rafiee is the winner of the 2010 $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Rensselaer Student Prize.

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