Dec
11
A New Electrolyte for Magnesium Sulfur Batteries
December 11, 2014 | Leave a Comment
A research team at Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) established by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has now developed an electrolyte that may be used for the construction of magnesium-sulfur battery cells. The element magnesium is a another light metal offering very high theoretical battery capacity. Moreover magnesium is abundant in nature, it is non-toxic, and does […]
Dec
2
New Conductive Clay For Making Batteries and Capacitors
December 2, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Drexel University materials scientists have invented a clay that is both highly conductive and can easily be molded into a variety of shapes and sizes. The clay suggests a new production method from the rather complicated and costly processing currently used to make materials for lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors. A new production process may look […]
Apr
29
Best High Capacity High Cycle Flexible Battery Ever Seen
April 29, 2014 | 2 Comments
Rice University chemist James Tour and his colleagues have developed a battery made of a flexible material in a thin film for energy storage. The flexible material is a made from nanoporous nickel-fluoride electrodes layered around a solid electrolyte. The design delivers battery-like supercapacitor performance that combines the best qualities of a high-energy battery and […]
Feb
18
Europe Awakens to the Rare Earth Metal Shortage
February 18, 2014 | Leave a Comment
The European Union has begun to gather concern about the availability of rare earth elements. The rare earth elements are important components in green energy products such as wind turbines and efficient automobiles. The demand for metals such as neodymium (Nd) and dysprosium (Dy) is increasing much faster than production. These metals are used in […]
Jan
23
Arrival of the Organic Sugar BioBattery
January 23, 2014 | 2 Comments
A Virginia Tech research team has developed an organic biobattery based on sugar and has an unmatched energy density. The development that could replace conventional batteries with ones those are cheaper, refillable, and biodegradable. Y.H. Percival Zhang, an associate professor of biological systems engineering in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College […]
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