Flexible data sharing could accelerate battery breakthroughs
In response to daunting climate challenges, battery researchers are mobilizing to increase collaboration and data sharing.
Oct 20, 2022
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Engineering
Cheaper positive electrode material improves all-solid-state sodium batteries
Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have successfully developed a new positive electrode material Na2FeS2, consisting of sodium, iron, and sulfur. During testing, batteries using the Na2FeS2 positive electrode had a ...
Oct 11, 2022
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Transition metal composite provides a cost-effective boost for lackluster zinc–air battery performance
Rechargeable zinc–air batteries, powered by oxidizing zinc with oxygen from the air, offer an efficient storage option for renewable energy that's both clean and safe. Battery performance, however, has been hampered by ...
Oct 6, 2022
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Lithium-ion batteries: One size does not fit all in application or in assessment
Seeing is believing—or, rather, seeing can aid in understanding, especially when it comes to the mechanisms underpinning lithium-ion batteries. Despite near-ubiquitous use in cell phones, computers and more, the complex ...
Sep 16, 2022
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Automotive
Machine learning algorithm predicts how to get the most out of electric vehicle batteries
Researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm that could help reduce charging times and prolong battery life in electric vehicles by predicting how different driving patterns affect battery performance, improving ...
Aug 23, 2022
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Micro-engineered electrodes could cut battery manufacturing costs
New, easily fabricated, high performance carbon microlattice electrodes could soon be used to make cheaper batteries powered by readily available sodium ions. The approach was published by Tohoku University researchers and ...
Aug 4, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Computer simulations aid scientists in gauging battery performance
A crucial but poorly-studied parameter that dictates battery performance is the migration barrier. It determines the rate at which ions move through an electrode inside the battery, and ultimately the rate at which it charges ...
Jul 25, 2022
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Researchers determine optimum pressure to improve the performance of lithium metal batteries
A team of materials scientists and chemists has determined the proper stack pressure that lithium metal batteries, or LMBs, need to be subjected to during battery operation in order to produce optimal performance.
Oct 18, 2021
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Next-gen electric vehicle batteries: These are the questions we still need to answer
The next generation of electric vehicle batteries, with greater range and improved safety, could be emerging in the form of lithium metal, solid-state technology.
May 28, 2021
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Reactive boride infusion stabilizes nickel-rich cathodes for lithium-ion batteries
A new coating for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), developed by scientists at UNIST promises extended driving for future electric vehicles (EVs). The coating, described in a paper published in the journal Nature Energy, when ...
Mar 19, 2021
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