Energy & Green Tech
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), which store energy leveraging the reversible reduction of lithium ions, power most devices and electronics on the market today. Due to their wide range of operating temperatures, long lifespan, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Researchers in China have developed a battery with organic compound electrodes that can function at -70 degrees Celsius—far colder than the temperature at which lithium-ion batteries lose most of their ability to conduct ...
Feb 28, 2018
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Energy & Green Tech
The element lithium is used widely in batteries because it results in long-lasting, stable energy storage. However, it's a finite resource, so researchers are hard at work trying to identify alternate materials to use in ...
Jul 11, 2024
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Smartwatches as devices for messaging and search are far eclipsed by the desktop, laptop, tablet and phones, for obvious reasons, namely their tiny touchscreens. In tech parlance, the smartwatch "input-output bottleneck" ...
Engineering
Long-lasting, quick-charging batteries are essential to the expansion of the electric vehicle market, but today's lithium-ion batteries fall short of what's needed—they're too heavy, too expensive and take too long to charge.
May 12, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
As the demand for smartphones, electric vehicles, and renewable energy continues to rise, scientists are searching for ways to improve lithium-ion batteries—the most common type of battery found in home electronics and ...
Jun 14, 2018
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Energy & Green Tech
From electric cars that travel hundreds of miles on a single charge to chainsaws as mighty as gas-powered versions, new products hit the market each year that take advantage of recent advances in battery technology.
Jun 19, 2018
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Energy & Green Tech
Toyota said Monday it is testing hydrogen combustion engines in race cars as it works toward using the technology in commercial products.
Oct 25, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Lithium-ion batteries make use of cobalt for stability. The use of cobalt, nonetheless, has its drawbacks. The drawbacks have to do with cost, and with availability, and the two as usual are intertwined.
Engineering
Cornell researchers have uncovered the source of a persistent problem limiting the durability of sodium-ion batteries, providing manufacturers with new strategies for powering the 21st century.
Feb 11, 2022
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