Abstract
Miniaturization saves space and material, making things cheaper and faster, opening the way to new phenomena and processes, and bringing opportunities that can be exploited for sustainability purposes. In the context of a climate crisis and energy transition, the introduction of innovative forms of propulsion and mobility can benefit from the recent advances in nanophysics instrumentation and knowledge, to have a great impact on experimental research and the resolution of economic, social, and geopolitical problems. Methods to mitigate the current renewables and clean forms of energy problems are addressed here. Special emphasis is given to those which can drastically enhance the energetic efficiencies of clean processes powered by those energies. Production, conversion, and storage of renewable-based energy have a lot to benefit from experimental nanophysics assets. Advances in nanometrology of hydrogen storage in solid media, fuel cells, and nanocatalysis assisted by plasmas are particularly discussed. The advantages of renewable energies are added to significant energy efficiency and amount of energy production improvements. Milestones based on plasmas and nanophysics/nanotechnology contributions are prone to alleviate the pressing issues related to the search for new ways of propulsion, and environmental and energy efficiency, assuring our continuity in this weird and admirable world.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Advanced Topics in Contemporary Physics for Engineering |
| Subtitle of host publication | Nanophysics, Plasma Physics, and Electrodynamics |
| Place of Publication | Florida |
| Publisher | CRC Press | Taylor & Francis |
| Chapter | 6 |
| Pages | 293-352 |
| Number of pages | 60 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-003-28508-3 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-032-24763-2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
