Energy & Green Tech
Additive manufacturing, otherwise known as 3-D printing, can be used to manufacture porous electrodes for lithium-ion batteries—but because of the nature of the manufacturing process, the design of these 3-D printed electrodes ...
Jul 30, 2018
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Energy & Green Tech
Panasonic's new US$4 billion battery factory in De Soto, Kansas, is designed to be a model of sustainability—it's an all-electric factory with no need for a smokestack. When finished, it will cover the size of 48 football ...
Apr 3, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
High metal prices can drive up the costs of electric car batteries, which will reduce their adoption. Car manufacturers are already responding to this by shifting to different technologies.
Mar 15, 2024
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Engineering
Rechargeable batteries are great for storing energy and powering electronics from smartphones to electric vehicles. In cold environments, however, they can be more difficult to charge and may even catch on fire.
Mar 6, 2024
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Engineering
Gotham City's Dark Knight boasts an impressive collection of technological marvels, but the superhero scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have cutting-edge capabilities ...
Feb 14, 2024
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Automotive
China's global dominance in electric cars helped it overtake Japan as the world's biggest vehicle exporter last year, official data confirmed Wednesday.
Jan 31, 2024
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Automotive
"We love battery EVs." Takero Kato, the executive in charge of electric vehicles at Toyota, said that not once, but twice, to emphasize what he considers the message at this year's Tokyo auto show.
Oct 25, 2023
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Engineering
Cheaper, more efficient lithium-ion batteries could be produced by harnessing previously overlooked high pressures generated during the manufacturing process.
Sep 29, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
In today's electronic age, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are ubiquitous. Compared with the lead-acid versions that have dominated the battery market for decades, lithium-ion batteries can charge faster and store more ...
Sep 26, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
As automobile manufacturers continue their pivot to electric vehicles (EVs), the days of the internal combustible engine are ending—and sooner than you think. In Canada, the sale of new gas-powered vehicles will end in ...
May 17, 2023
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