Boosting the capacity and voltage of zinc-air batteries
With potential high density, low cost and a nature-friendly makeup, zinc-air batteries are touted to be the future of many energy devices.
May 9, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar cells inspire Li-ion batteries
Solar energy is at the forefront of the global shift toward producing sustainable energy sources and addressing energy poverty. However, the intermittent nature of solar energy limits its use for applications such as IoT ...
May 8, 2023 dialog
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Electric car batteries are difficult to recycle—at least for now
Electric cars require batteries. This is a billion-dollar industry that Norway is investing heavily in. Five gigafactories are currently being built in Norway. All of these will manufacture batteries for electric cars, and ...
May 4, 2023
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Braided core structure boosts energy density in fiber lithium-ion batteries
An ultrathin braided wire in the core of an electrode increases the energy density of lithium-ion batteries, a team of researchers reports in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition. Batteries of this kind could ...
May 4, 2023
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Recycling valuable metals from spent lithium ion batteries using spinning reactors
In a world that is slowly distancing itself from carbon-based energy, there has been a meteoric rise in the use of lithium-ion batteries as a next-generation energy storage solution. However, this has resulted in another ...
May 2, 2023
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X-ray imaging captures fleeting defects in sodium-ion batteries
Sodium-ion batteries have been touted as a sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries because they are powered by a more abundant natural resource. However, sodium-ion batteries have hit a significant snag: the cathodes ...
May 1, 2023
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Probing lithium ions near a solid's surface reveals clues to boost solid-state battery performance
An international team of researchers, including nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego, has uncovered nanoscale changes inside solid-state batteries that could offer new insights into improving battery performance.
Apr 28, 2023
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Is the ocean a solution for ushering in the era of environmentally friendly energy?
Water blankets around 70 percent of the Earth's surface. Moreover, 97 percent of all the water on earth is seawater, which is undrinkable because of its salt content. But what if we could harness its potential as a new source ...
Apr 27, 2023
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New materials will yield stronger, faster-charging batteries
Researchers at MIT say they have created a new material that will pave the way to faster charging batteries.
Apr 25, 2023 report
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New zinc metal batteries can be cheap, efficient, durable, safe and environmentally friendly
The world needs cheap and powerful batteries that can store sustainably produced electricity from wind or sunlight so that we can use it whenever we need it, even when it's dark outside or there's no wind blowing. Most common ...
Apr 24, 2023
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