Consumer & Gadgets
From a pristinely packaged device on a box-store shelf to a beat-up and abandoned phone stripped of its SIM card, a smartphone's journey from indispensable to deactivated is remarkably brief.
Aug 23, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The first generation of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles has been a remarkable success story. Yet, the question arises: What changes to battery materials will spur further advances to extend driving range and lower ...
Jun 17, 2024
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The U.S. government will lead an ambitious effort to develop technologies to recycle lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles, cellphones and other sources to ensure a reliable and affordable supply of metals crucial ...
Feb 16, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers at Penn State are looking at innovative ways to improve energy storage in an effort to better utilize renewable energy technologies.
Jan 31, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Currently, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have achieved worldwide attention as advanced energy storage systems for commercial electronics and electric vehicles. Nevertheless, low abundance and uneven distribution of lithium ...
Jun 8, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Electric vehicles and portable electronic devices such as laptops and mobile phones are unthinkable without lithium-ion batteries. The problem is highly toxic materials such as cobalt are often used for the cathodes of these ...
Apr 24, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Anyone who has ever hot-footed it barefoot across the beach on a sunny day walks away with a greater understanding of just how much heat sand can retain. That ability is expected to play a vital role in the future, as technology ...
Mar 29, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
The global economy's demand for lithium-ion batteries will be rising sharply in the future. Electric cars depend on them, as do laptops, smartphones and power tools for the construction industry and the DIY sector. Soon another ...
Jul 13, 2020
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A new structural arrangement of atoms shows promise for developing safer batteries made with solid materials. Scientists at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) designed a new type of ...
Jan 12, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
As drivers around the world switch to electric cars, new batteries that can store more energy, translating to longer driving distances before a car needs recharging, can't come soon enough. But researchers at NTNU have discovered ...
Apr 26, 2022
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