Li-Ion Approach Boosts Efficiency and Puts Out Fires
Adding polymers and fireproofing to a battery’s current collectors makes it lighter, safer and about 20% more efficient. In an entirely new approach to making lithium-ion [...]
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Solid State Batteries: Waiting in the Wings
By Dr. Xiaoxi He Most current lithium-ion technologies employ liquid electrolyte, with lithium salts such as LiPF6, LiBF4 or LiClO4 in an organic solvent. However, the solid [...]
Sodium Battery Work: Li-Ion Performance
Lithium-ion batteries are ubiquitous, used in numerous applications such as cell phones, laptops, and electric vehicles. But they are made from materials, such as cobalt and [...]
Storing Excess Electricity as Hydrogen
While energy sources such as wind and solar are great at producing emissions-free electricity, they depend on the sun and the wind, so supply doesn’t always meet the [...]
A Step Closer to Fast-Charging Batteries
Most of us have probably not thought about cracking the code of “traffic management” inside a lithium ion battery. But a team of researchers at Brookhaven [...]
New Battery Electrolyte May Boost Performance
A cost-effective new electrolyte invented by Stanford University scientists could pave the way for the next generation of battery-powered electric vehicles by reducing weight [...]
‘Zombie’ solar cells could power indoor devices without sunlight
Marina Freitag, Royal Society University Research Fellow, Newcastle University Internet connected devices need power. That either means connecting them to the grid, which [...]
Using Silicon May Increase Battery Energy and Strength
The same material you’ll find at the tip of a pencil—graphite—has long been a key component in today’s lithium-ion batteries. As our reliance on these [...]
Potassium Metal Battery May Rival Li-ion
From cell phones, to solar power, to electric cars, humanity is increasingly dependent on batteries. As demand for safe, efficient, and powerful energy storage continues to [...]
Finding the Better Battery
As demand for renewable electricity surges, so too does demand for efficient, safe and sustainable storage By Bianca Nogrady, freelance science journalist @BiancaNogrady For [...]
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