A green future powered by blue pigments: Catalyst improves fuel cell power without relying on costly platinum

What if the blue pigment in your ink or dye could help power the future of clean energy? A recent study suggests it could. A research team led by professor Hiroshi Yabu at Tohoku University’s Advanced Institute for Materials Research and professor Dario R. Dekel at the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology), working with professor Yasutaka Matsuo at Hokkaido University and AZUL Energy, Inc., has developed carbon-supported blue-pigment catalysts for anion-exchange membrane fuel cells.