Sodium battery tech: 19% greater density than Li-ion
Most rechargeable batteries are lithium-ion batteries made from relatively scarce elements including precious metals like cobalt. Worldwide lithium reserves themselves are [...]
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Single Crystal Tech for Li-ion Batteries
RICHLAND, Wash.—A promising technology under development by major battery makers has become even more attractive, thanks to researchers who have taken an unprecedented [...]
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 [...]
Better Batteries: The Right Chemistry for the Right Use
By Bianca Nogrady, freelance science journalist September 27, 2019 — For all their many virtues, wind and solar power have one major flaw: at some point, even in the [...]
New Form of Carbon Offers Promise for Batteries
And you thought carbon was just carbon. Scientists have now created a new type of carbon that could make the batteries in our phones, tablet computers and laptops safer, more [...]
Grid-Level Storage: Are We Missing the Boat?
By Jim Fiske Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of guest columns on innovative energy technologies, discussing current trends and new solutions. This article [...]
EVs and Child Labor: Time for a More Ethical Battery
[Image source: CBS News] As green energy becomes an increasingly hot topic in our modern world, a few vital questions have emerged that deserve our attention: What are the [...]
Playing Ball Creates High-Capacity True Lithium Battery
Lithium ion batteries have become the go-to energy storage medium for everything from EVs to renewable energy reservoirs at the substation level. While flow batteries and [...]
A Glass Act: Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor Introduces Fast-Charging, Noncombustible Batteries
It’s reassuring to see that that significant technology breakthroughs don’t always come from the young technology whiz crowd. A team of engineers led by [...]
Amorphous Silicon Cracks Open Advances for Lithium Ion Batteries
Given the dominance of lithium-ion chemistry in the storage market, research efforts to increase capacity, performance and safety are intensifying. Now a team at Shangdong [...]
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