Energy & Green Tech
Charge-recharge cycling of lithium-super-rich iron oxide, a cost-effective and high-capacity cathode for new-generation lithium-ion batteries, can be greatly improved by doping with readily available mineral elements.
May 2, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Electric vehicles and portable electronic devices such as laptops and mobile phones are unthinkable without lithium-ion batteries. The problem is highly toxic materials such as cobalt are often used for the cathodes of these ...
Apr 24, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
In a study published in Nature Energy, Dr. Perla Balbuena and Dr. Jorge Seminario, professors in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, developed a new method for understanding the ...
Mar 25, 2024
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Engineering
Mechanical engineers at the University of Sheffield have developed a new way of determining the internal structure and health of batteries that power many of the electronic devices and vehicles at the center of our everyday ...
Dec 14, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
University of Sussex researchers have developed a more energy-efficient alternative to transmit data that could potentially replace Bluetooth in mobile phones and other tech devices. With more and more of us owning smartphones ...
Nov 21, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
In the world of lithium-ion batteries, smartphones take center stage. Yet they've also sparked an ongoing debate: does prolonged (or overnight) charging wreak havoc on your battery?
Oct 5, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
From a pristinely packaged device on a box-store shelf to a beat-up and abandoned phone stripped of its SIM card, a smartphone's journey from indispensable to deactivated is remarkably brief.
Aug 23, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
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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Energy & Green Tech
They are considered the "Holy Grail" of battery research: so-called "solid-state batteries." They no longer have a liquid core, as is the case with today's batteries, but consist of a solid material. This leads to several ...
Mar 16, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
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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