Engineering
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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Energy & Green Tech
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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Energy & Green Tech
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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Engineering
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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Energy & Green Tech
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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Energy & Green Tech
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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Energy & Green Tech
Our modern rechargeable batteries, such as lithium-ion batteries, are anything but sustainable. One alternative is organic batteries with redox-organic electrode materials (OEMs), which can be synthesized from natural "green" ...
Apr 21, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Lithium-ion batteries power our lives.
Apr 17, 2023
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Engineering
Energy engineers and material scientists are continuously trying to create safe battery technologies that exhibit higher energy densities and efficiencies, along with longer life cycles. As lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) are ...
Apr 14, 2023 feature
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Energy & Green Tech
Australia's transition to renewables is gathering speed, but there's a looming problem with storage. We will need much more long-duration storage to get us through the night, once coal and fossil gas exit the system.
Apr 11, 2023
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