Energy & Green Tech
An Argonne team developing materials for solid-state batteries has taken an unexpected detour to investigate tiny short-circuits known as soft-shorts. Their insights will benefit battery researchers around the world.
Feb 7, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
High-performance batteries are required for a wide range of applications, and demand for them is growing rapidly. This is why the research and development of electrochemical energy storage systems, including those for electromobility, ...
Jan 26, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
While lithium-ion batteries currently dominate the industry, serious concern remains about the limited availability of lithium used in these batteries. Conversely, sodium-ion batteries provide a more sustainable alternative ...
Dec 20, 2023
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Engineering
Often referred to as the "dream batteries," all-solid-state batteries are the next generation of batteries that many battery manufacturers are competing to bring to market. Unlike lithium-ion batteries, which use a liquid ...
Dec 4, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A coating technique long used in manufacturing of computer chips can potentially enable a battery to charge many more times over its lifetime and make it much easier to manufacture. Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's ...
Nov 1, 2023
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Engineering
University of Maryland researchers studying how lithium batteries fail have developed a new technology that could enable next-generation electric vehicles (EVs) and other devices that are less prone to battery fires while ...
Oct 26, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A significant breakthrough in the field of solid-state batteries has been achieved by a research team led by Prof. Hu Yongsheng from the Institute of Physics (IOP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Their study of ...
Oct 9, 2023
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Engineering
As current courses through a battery, its materials erode over time. Mechanical influences such as stress and strain affect this trajectory, although their impacts on battery efficacy and longevity are not fully understood.
Oct 4, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A breakthrough in all-solid-state batteries has been achieved through the development of an eco-friendly solid electrolyte derived from Prussian Blue analogs (PBAs). This innovative research, conducted by a team of scientists ...
Sep 26, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Today's electric cars use large lithium-ion batteries, which work fairly well. They can store a fairly high amount of energy in relation to their weight. They also don't need to be completely discharged each time before being ...
Aug 17, 2023
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