Feb
7
New Quick Charging Tech For Lithium Ion Batteries
February 7, 2024 | Leave a Comment
Cornell University engineers have created a new lithium battery that can charge in under five minutes – faster than any such battery on the market – while maintaining stable performance over extended cycles of charging and discharging. The breakthrough could reduce “range anxiety” among drivers who worry electric vehicles cannot travel long distances without a […]
Nov
14
Solution Found For Perovskite Solar Cell Defects
November 14, 2019 | Leave a Comment
Rice University materials scientists have found inorganic compounds quench defects in perovskite-based solar cells and expand their tolerance of light, humidity and heat. The scientists believe they’ve overcome a major hurdle keeping perovskite-based solar cells from achieving mainstream use. Through the strategic use of the element indium to replace some of the lead in perovskites, […]
May
9
New Transparent Film Conducts Electricity
May 9, 2017 | Leave a Comment
A University of Minnesota led research team has discovered a new nano-scale thin film material with the highest-ever conductivity in its class. The new material could lead to smaller, faster, and more powerful electronics, as well as more efficient solar cells. The researchers are said what makes this new material so unique is that it […]
Jun
13
A New Material Designed for Carbon Dioxide Capture
June 13, 2012 | 1 Comment
Research led by The University of Nottingham School of Chemistry has developed a new porous material that has unique carbon dioxide retention properties. The material’s structure allows selective adsorption of carbon dioxide – while other gases such as nitrogen, methane and hydrogen can pass back through, the carbon dioxide remains trapped in the materials nanopores, […]