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Lithium's narrow paths limit batteries
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Lithium's narrow paths limit batteries

Study suggests that lithium batteries would benefit from more porous electrodes with better-aligned particles that don't limit lithium distribution.

Apr 19, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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A 4 V-class metal-free organic lithium-ion battery gets closer to reality
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A 4 V-class metal-free organic lithium-ion battery gets closer to reality

Organic, metal free, high-energy batteries are a pathway to a greener future. Yet scientists have struggled to find ways to boost the voltage in …

Apr 13, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Toward high-powered telecommunication systems
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Toward high-powered telecommunication systems

Researchers have developed a fully integrated high-power laser on a lithium niobate chip, paving the way for high-powered telecommunication systems, fully integrated spectrometers, optical …

Apr 9, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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‘Freeze-thaw battery’ is adept at preserving its energy
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‘Freeze-thaw battery’ is adept at preserving its energy

Scientists have created a battery designed for the electric grid that locks in energy for months without losing much storage capacity. It's a step …

Apr 5, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Eliminating the bottlenecks for use of lithium-sulfur batteries
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Eliminating the bottlenecks for use of lithium-sulfur batteries

Energy storage in lithium-sulfur batteries is potentially higher than in lithium-ion batteries but they are hampered by a short life. Researchers have now identified …

Mar 25, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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The opto-ionic effect: Light may increase performance of fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries
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The opto-ionic effect: Light may increase performance of fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries

Lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells and many other devices depend on the high mobility of ions in order to work properly. But there a large …

Mar 23, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Using quantum methods to predict next-gen lithium-metal battery reactivity
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Using quantum methods to predict next-gen lithium-metal battery reactivity

Lithium-metal (Li-metal) batteries show great potential for packing more significant amounts of energy than the current lithium-ion batteries. For example, a Li-metal electric battery …

Mar 23, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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New flow battery stores power in simple organic compound
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New flow battery stores power in simple organic compound

The intermittent supply of green electricity requires large-scale storage to keep our power grids stable. Since normal batteries do not scale very well, the …

Mar 17, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Safer, more powerful batteries for electric cars, power grid
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Safer, more powerful batteries for electric cars, power grid

A new study tackled a long-held assumption that adding some liquid electrolyte to improve performance would make solid-state batteries unsafe. Instead, the research team …

Mar 8, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Clues to better batteries emerge from tracking lithium
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Clues to better batteries emerge from tracking lithium

A new study tracked lithium metal deposition and removal from a battery anode while it was cycling to find clues as to how failure …

Mar 1, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Separator key when it comes to 'stable' vs. 'safe' battery
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Separator key when it comes to 'stable' vs. 'safe' battery

Researchers have discovered the key to making a stable, safe battery.

Feb 28, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Researchers develop 3D imaging technique to understand how dendrites form in batteries
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Researchers develop 3D imaging technique to understand how dendrites form in batteries

As the world lessens its dependence on fossil fuels, industries and manufacturers are turning to lithium-ion batteries to power the machines that make modern …

Feb 26, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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