Seven things you need to know about lithium-ion battery safety
Lithium-ion batteries are the most widespread portable energy storage solution—but there are growing concerns regarding their safety.
Mar 20, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Proof-of-concept nanogenerator turns CO₂ into sustainable power
University of Queensland researchers have built a generator that absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2) to make electricity.
Apr 18, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A smart color-changing flexible battery with ultra-high efficiency
With the rapid growth of the smart and wearable electronic devices market, smart next-generation energy storage systems that have energy storage functions as well as additional color-changing properties are receiving a great ...
Sep 1, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Research team develops aqueous rechargeable batteries based on zinc anodes
Can we survive three minutes without air or three days without water? How about without batteries? Imagine not having a battery for three hours.
Nov 2, 2022
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Engineering
Discovery offers path to safer, solid-state sodium rechargeable batteries
A safer, greener, and inexpensive rechargeable battery for powering electric vehicles, mobile phones and many other applications could be a step closer following a breakthrough discovery by NUS researchers.
Aug 23, 2022
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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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Li-ion batteries: Science 'directly into your hand'
They are omnipresent and essential to navigating modern life. Small, light, rechargeable: lithium ion batteries have revolutionised our world in less than three decades.
Oct 9, 2019
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New materials discovered for safe, high-performance solid-state lithium-ion batteries
Scientists have discovered a stable and highly conductive lithium-ion conductor for use as solid electrolytes for solid-state lithium-ion batteries.
Apr 2, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Electric gains in battery performance
A high-performance version of the zinc-ion battery will enable stationary energy storage that promises to be cheaper, safer and more environmentally friendly than lithium-ion batteries.
Aug 30, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Costa Rica's 'urban mine' for planet-friendlier lithium
Costa Rica, a country where open pit mining is banned, has become a leader in the extraction of heavy metals such as lithium—not from the Earth, but old batteries.
Mar 13, 2023
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