Nov
16
Research Explores How Rechargeable Batteries Degrade
November 16, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers have upended what’s known about how rechargeable batteries function. Rechargeable battery performance could be improved by a new understanding of how they work at the molecular level. For decades, researchers have assumed that the inevitable filmy buildup on electrodes inside rechargeable batteries is the driver of performance loss. Research shows […]
Apr
25
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… A Chinese team has now introduced a new Organic Electrode Materials (OEM) for aqueous organic high-capacity batteries that can be easily and cheaply recycled. Right now our modern rechargeable batteries, such as lithium-ion batteries, are anything but sustainable. The team has introduced their results in the journal Angewandte Chemie. Modern rechargeable batteries, such as […]
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 […]
Feb
4
Making the Case For a Potassium Alternative to Lithium
February 4, 2020 | Leave a Comment
Scientists’ research at Tokyo University of Science led by Prof Shinichi Komaba discusses the recent advances, promises, and limitations of potassium-ion batteries. Concerns about the scarcity of lithium and other materials necessary in the now-ubiquitous lithium-ion batteries have recently driven many researchers to look for alternatives, such as sodium and potassium. Our modern lifestyle would […]
Jul
26
Stanford University researchers have developed a new type of flow battery involving a liquid metal that more than doubled the maximum voltage of conventional flow batteries and could lead to affordable storage of renewable power. The new combination of materials developed by Stanford researchers may aid in developing a rechargeable battery able to store the […]