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May 16, 2024

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Carbon-Capture Batteries Developed to Store Renewable Energy, Help Climate

May 15, 2024 — Researchers are developing battery technologies to fight climate change in two ways, by expanding the use of renewable energy and capturing airborne carbon dioxide. Researchers recently created and tested two different formulations for batteries ...

Making Batteries Takes a Lot of Lithium: Some Could Come from Gas Well Wastewater

May 15, 2024 — A new analysis suggests that if it could be extracted with complete efficiency, lithium from the wastewater of Marcellus shale gas wells could supply up to 40% of the country's ...

Eco-Friendly and Affordable Battery for Low-Income Countries

May 14, 2024 — A battery made from zinc and lignin that can be used over 8000 times. This has been developed with a vision to provide a cheap and sustainable battery solution for countries where access to electricity is ...

Disorder Improves Battery Life

May 8, 2024 — What determines the cycle life of batteries? And, more importantly, how can we extend it? An international research team has discovered that local disorder in the oxide cathode material increases the number of times Li-ion batteries can be charged ...

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Cost-Effective, High-Capacity, and Cyclable Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes

May 2, 2024 — Charge-recharge cycling of lithium-superrich iron oxide, a cost-effective and high-capacity cathode for new-generation lithium-ion batteries, can be greatly improved by doping with readily available ...

How Electric Vehicle Drivers Can Escape Range Anxiety

Apr. 25, 2024 — Two of the biggest challenges faced by new and potential electric vehicle (EV) drivers are range anxiety and speed of charging, but these shouldn't have to be challenges at all. Researchers ...

Critical Minerals Recovery from Electronic Waste

Apr. 23, 2024 — A nontoxic separation process recovers critical minerals from electronic scrap ...

This Salt Battery Harvests Osmotic Energy Where the River Meets the Sea

Apr. 24, 2024 — Estuaries -- where freshwater rivers meet the salty sea -- are great locations for birdwatching and kayaking. In these areas, waters containing different salt concentrations mix and may be sources of ...

More Economical and Sustainable Rechargeable Batteries

Apr. 22, 2024 — Lithium salts make batteries powerful but expensive. An ultralow-concentration electrolyte based on the lithium salt LiDFOB may be a more economical and more sustainable alternative. Cells using ...

Mess Is Best: Disordered Structure of Battery-Like Devices Improves Performance

Apr. 18, 2024 — The energy density of supercapacitors -- battery-like devices that can charge in seconds or a few minutes -- can be improved by increasing the ...

Neutrons Rule the Roost for Cage-Free Lithium Ions

Apr. 16, 2024 — Scientists using neutrons set the first benchmark (one nanosecond) for a polymer-electrolyte and lithium-salt mixture. Findings could boost power and safety for lithium ...

Pyrite, Also Known as Fool's Gold, May Contain Valuable Lithium, a Key Element for Green Energy

Apr. 15, 2024 — The technology revolution and development of new renewable energy resources is driving demand for lithium to new heights, but it is not a common ...

Unleashing Disordered Rocksalt Oxides as Cathodes for Rechargeable Magnesium Batteries

Apr. 3, 2024 — Researchers have made a groundbreaking advancement in battery technology, developing a novel cathode material for rechargeable magnesium batteries ...

Discovery Brings All-Solid-State Sodium Batteries Closer to Practical Use

Apr. 11, 2024 — Researchers have developed a mass synthesis process for sodium-containing sulfides. Mass synthesis of electrolytes with high conductivity and formability is key to the practical use of ...

The Biggest Barrier to a Vibrant Second-Hand EV Market? Price

Apr. 19, 2024 — As early adopters of electric vehicles (EVs) trade up for the latest models, the used EV market is beginning to mature in the United States. Yet many potential buyers, particularly low-income ...

BESSY II: How Pulsed Charging Enhances the Service Time of Batteries

Apr. 9, 2024 — An improved charging protocol might help lithium-ion batteries to last much longer. Charging with a high-frequency pulsed current reduces aging effects, an international team ...

Drawing Inspiration from Plants: A Metal-Air Paper Battery for Wearable Devices

Apr. 3, 2024 — Drawing inspiration from the way plants breathe, a group of researchers has created a paper-based magnesium-air battery that can be used in GPS sensors or pulse oximeter sensors. Taking advantage of ...

New Materials Discovered for Safe, High-Performance Solid-State Lithium-Ion Batteries

Apr. 2, 2024 — All-solid-state lithium-ion batteries offer enhanced safety and energy density compared to liquid electrolyte counterparts, but face challenges like lower conductivity and insufficient electrode ...

Are High-Purity Cathode Materials Truly Necessary?

Apr. 1, 2024 — Researchers introduce a groundbreaking alternative to reduce secondary battery ...

Implantable Batteries Can Run on the Body's Own Oxygen

Mar. 27, 2024 — From pacemakers to neurostimulators, implantable medical devices rely on batteries to keep the heart on beat and dampen pain. But batteries eventually run low and require invasive surgeries to ...

New All-Liquid Iron Flow Battery for Grid Energy Storage

Mar. 25, 2024 — A new iron-based aqueous flow battery shows promise for grid energy storage ...

Crawfish Could Transfer Ionic Lithium from Their Environment Into Food Chain

Mar. 20, 2024 — Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries are showing up in ever more devices, and the increasing use of this technology means more lithium is expected to find its way into the environment as a contaminant. ...

Fast-Charging Lithium-Sulphur Batteries on the Horizon

Mar. 18, 2024 — New research shows that the next generation of lithium-sulphur (Li||S) batteries may be capable of being charged in less than five minutes, instead of several hours as is currently the ...

Revolutionary Method Developed for Mass-Producing Polymer Solid Electrolytes

Mar. 15, 2024 — Scientists have unveiled a groundbreaking technique for mass-producing polymer solid electrolytes, crucial components in ...

Batteries for Airborne Electric Vehicles That Take Off and Land Vertically

Mar. 12, 2024 — Researchers are taking cleaner transportation to the skies by creating and evaluating new batteries for airborne electric vehicles that take off and land vertically. Researchers are developing new ...

Healable Cathode Could Unlock Potential of Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Mar. 6, 2024 — Engineers developed a cathode material for lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries that is healable and highly conductive, overcoming longstanding challenges of traditional sulfur cathodes. The advance holds ...

Unlocking the Potential of Lithium-Ion Batteries With Advanced Binders

Mar. 1, 2024 — Lithium-ion batteries employ binders that encounter challenges such as poor conductivity and expansion during charging. In a recent study, scientists have developed a high-performing binder using ...

Lithium-Ion Batteries from Drones Might Find Second Lives in Less 'Stressful' Devices

Mar. 1, 2024 — Taking flight can be stressful -- especially for a lithium-ion battery that powers a drone. Too much strain on these cells causes damage and shortens a device's overall lifespan. Research shows ...

Imaging Grain Boundaries That Impede Lithium-Ion Migration in Solid-State Batteries

Feb. 27, 2024 — A research team has developed a new technique to image grain boundaries obstructing lithium-ion migration in solid-state batteries -- a promising type of next-generation ...

A New Vibrant Blue Pottery Pigment With Less Cobalt

Feb. 22, 2024 — Whether ultramarine, cerulean, Egyptian or cobalt, blue pigments have colored artworks for centuries. Now, seemingly out of the blue, scientists have discovered a new blue pigment that uses less ...

New Water Batteries Stay Cool Under Pressure

Feb. 21, 2024 — A global team of researchers has invented recyclable 'water batteries' that won't catch fire or explode. The team use water to replace organic electrolytes -- which enable the flow of ...

Road to Better Performing Batteries Using Less Critical Raw Materials

Feb. 20, 2024 — Researchers are developing batteries that can charge faster, offer more stable storage and are made of sustainable materials that are widely available. In doing so, they offer a cheaper alternative ...

Discovery of New Li Ion Conductor Unlocks New Direction for Sustainable Batteries

Feb. 15, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a solid material that rapidly conducts lithium ions. Consisting of non-toxic earth-abundant elements, the new material has high enough Li ion conductivity to replace the ...

Greenhouse Gas Repurposed

Feb. 8, 2024 — Cutting-edge research converted waste carbon dioxide into a potential precursor for chemicals and carbon-free ...