May

20

A Battery That Has 10,000 Charge Discharge Cycles

May 20, 2021 | 3 Comments

Cornell University researchers have now shown that a new technique incorporating aluminum results in rechargeable batteries that offer up to 10,000 error-free cycles. The researchers have been exploring the use of low-cost materials to create rechargeable batteries that will make energy storage more affordable. The cost of harvesting solar energy has dropped so much in […]

Oct

4

A Little Asphalt Makes a Better Lithium Ion Battery

October 4, 2017 | 3 Comments

Rice University scientists have found a touch of asphalt may be the secret to high-capacity lithium batteries that charge up to 20 times faster than commercial lithium-ion batteries. Chemist James Tour’s lab at Rice University developed anodes comprising porous carbon made from asphalt that showed exceptional stability after more than 500 charge-discharge cycles. A high-current […]

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