May
25
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Tohoku University researchers have recently developed a prototype calcium metal rechargeable battery capable of 500 cycles of repeated charge-discharge. Five hundred cycles is the benchmark for practical battery use. The breakthrough was made thanks to the development of a copper sulfide nanoparticle/carbon composite cathode and a hydride-based electrolyte. With the compulsive sales of electric […]
May
18
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… The so-called ‘solid-state batteries‘ are considered one of the ‘Holy Grails’ of battery research. The Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research has reported important progress. The team’s research paper has been published in the journal Nature Communications. Solid-state batteries no longer have a liquid core, as is the case with today’s batteries, but consist […]
May
16
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… The sharpest edge of lithium ion research has silicon anodes with the potential to revolutionize storage capacity. That will be key to meeting climate goals and unlocking the full potential of electric vehicles. So far the irreversible depletion of lithium ions in silicon anodes puts a major constraint on the development of next-generation lithium-ion batteries. For an […]
May
10
Texas A&M University chemical engineers have discovered a 1,000% difference in the storage capacity of metal-free, water-based battery electrodes. Chemical engineering professor Dr. Jodie Lutkenhaus and chemistry assistant professor Dr. Daniel Tabor have published their findings about lithium-free batteries in Nature Materials. Water based or aqueous batteries are different from lithium-ion batteries that contain cobalt. […]
May
4
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… ETH Zurich researchers think zinc batteries can be made cheap, efficient, durable, safe and environmentally friendly. All attributes combined would be a breakthrough for the zinc metal battery chemistry effort. The details about the study have been reported in the journal Energy & Environmental Science. The world economy needs cheap and powerful batteries that […]