Aug

31

New “Holy Grail Catalyst” Turns Methane Into Methanol

August 31, 2022 | Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists have developed a fast and economical method of converting methane, or natural gas, into liquid methanol at ambient temperature and pressure. The method takes place under continuous flow over a photo-catalytic material using visible light to drive the conversion. To help observe how the process works and how selective it […]

Aug

30

Harvesting The Electrical Power In Your Perspiration

August 30, 2022 | Leave a Comment

Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently announced that they have figured out how to engineer a biofilm that harvests the energy in evaporation and converts it to electricity. This biofilm has the potential to revolutionize the world of wearable electronics, powering everything from personal medical sensors to personal electronics. The development has […]

Aug

25

Simple Solution To Prolong Lithium Metal Battery Life

August 25, 2022 | Leave a Comment

Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… The Rice University lab of chemist James Tour introduced a technique to tune the surface of anodes for batteries by simply brushing powders into them. The powder adheres to the anode and becomes a thin, lithiated coating that effectively prevents the formation of damaging dendrites. A powder of phosphorus and sulfur ground into the […]

Aug

24

Magnesium Battery Chemistry Gets A New Conductor Formula

August 24, 2022 | Leave a Comment

Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Tokyo University of Science (TUS) researchers have demonstrated a metal-organic framework-based magnesium ion conductor showing superionic conductivity even at room temperature. Magnesium is a promising material for such solid-state batteries owing to its abundance, but its practical application is limited by the poor conductivity of magnesium ions (Mg2+) in solids at room temperature. The […]

Aug

23

New Sodium Ion Battery Holds 90% Of Energy At 300 Charges

August 23, 2022 | Leave a Comment

Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers have designed a sodium ion battery that is much more durable and reliable in lab tests. After 300 charging cycles, it retained 90 percent of its charging capacity. Cheap and abundant, sodium is a prime promising candidate for a new battery chemistry technology. But limited performance of sodium-ion batteries […]

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