Mar

31

A Battery Could Be Part of a Cars Structure

March 31, 2021 | 1 Comment

Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Chalmers University of Technology researchers have produced a structural battery that performs ten times better than all previous versions. It contains carbon fiber that serves simultaneously as an electrode, conductor, and load-bearing material. Their latest research breakthrough may open a pathway for essentially ‘massless’ energy storage in vehicles and other technology. The batteries in […]

Feb

20

Super Wood As Strong As Steel and Even Titanium

February 20, 2018 | 4 Comments

University of Maryland (UMD) engineers have found a way to make manufactured wood more than 10 times stronger and tougher than before, creating a natural substance that is stronger than many titanium alloys. This kind of research shows how material science can save metals, the energy used to produce them and add to the carbon […]

Jun

14

A New Way to Make Carbon Fiber

June 14, 2010 | 9 Comments

Carbon fiber – it’s the current holy grail of structural material for transportation vehicles like airplanes, cars, trucks, busses and rail.  Moving the person or the freight is one thing; the thing that moves them is the other.  The less the moving thing weighs the more efficient and less energy required. But carbon fiber is […]

Feb

10

A Battery That Can Be Made Into Panels

February 10, 2010 | 3 Comments

Researchers from Imperial College London, their European partners, and the Volvo Car Corporation, are expanding development of a prototype battery material which can store and discharge electrical energy.  The material is also strong and lightweight enough to be used for car parts and can be shaped to fit into panels as needed. The researchers expect […]

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