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John Goodenough, who shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work developing the lithium-ion battery that transformed technology with rechargeable power for devices ranging from cellphones, computers, and pacemakers ...
Jun 26, 2023
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Lithium-oxygen batteries, often hailed as the future of rechargeable energy storage, presently face limitations that prevent their widespread adoption. One of these significant constraints is the occurrence of large overpotentials ...
Jun 20, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A research team led by Dr. Minah Lee of the Energy Storage Research Center at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has developed a chemical activation strategy of magnesium metal that enables efficient ...
Jun 16, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A research group has developed a prototype calcium (Ca) metal rechargeable battery capable of 500 cycles of repeated charge-discharge—the benchmark for practical use.
May 23, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A team of researchers at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) has created a totally edible and rechargeable battery, starting from materials that are normally consumed as part of our daily ...
Apr 13, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Due to the worldwide growth of electric vehicles, there has been a rise in demand for next-generation secondary batteries with higher capacity and faster charging than the lithium-ion batteries currently in use. Lithium metal ...
Mar 27, 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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Engineering
New lithium metal batteries with solid electrolytes are lightweight, inflammable, pack a lot of energy, and can be recharged very quickly, but they have been slow to develop due to mysterious short circuiting and failure. ...
Jan 30, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Within construction of long-cycling practical lithium sulfur (Li-S) batteries, the protection of the Li metal anode is a primary focus. Rapidly growing attention is being paid to the protection of the Li metal anode in working ...
Jan 18, 2023
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Engineering
Clean energy is the leading solution for climate change. But solar and wind power are inconsistent at producing enough energy for a reliable power grid. Alternatively, lithium-ion batteries can store energy but are a limited ...
Jan 13, 2023
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