Energy & Green Tech
Lithium-ion batteries are recognized for their high energy density in everything from mobile phones to laptop computers and electric vehicles, but as the need for grid-scale energy storage and other applications becomes more ...
Jul 17, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
If you could shrink enough for a fantastic voyage across a lithium battery electrode, you'd see the level of charge at every scale is highly uneven.
Apr 18, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Proton batteries are an innovative and environmentally friendly type of battery in which charge is carried by protons, which are positively charged hydrogen ions. A team of researchers has now developed organic sulfonamides ...
Apr 22, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
A research group has developed a prototype calcium (Ca) metal rechargeable battery capable of 500 cycles of repeated charge-discharge—the benchmark for practical use.
May 23, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Only 2% of vehicles are electrified to date, but that is projected to reach 30% in 2030. A key toward improving the commercialization of electric vehicles (EVs) is to heighten their gravimetric energy density—measured in ...
Jun 18, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
A new concept for an aluminum battery has twice the energy density as previous versions, is made of abundant materials, and could lead to reduced production costs and environmental impact. The idea has potential for large-scale ...
Sep 30, 2019
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Recently, there have been a number of electric vehicle (EV) battery fire incidents. Unlike the batteries used in small mobile devices, such as smartphones, the battery pack of an EV is composed of hundreds of battery cells, ...
Dec 4, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
High energy storage batteries for EVs need high capacity battery cathodes. New lithium-excess manganese-rich cathodes are expected to replace existing nickel-rich cathodes but understanding how the manganese and oxygen accommodate ...
Feb 18, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Lithium-ion batteries are currently the gold standard in battery technology, but as the demand for safe and effective batteries increases, researchers are racing to find what's next.
Apr 6, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
In the face of the surging demand for lithium-ion batteries and limited lithium reserves, scientists are searching for alternatives to the lithium technology. Russian researchers from Skoltech, D. Mendeleev University, and ...
Jan 18, 2021
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