Battery
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Once a mine has been exhausted of its ore, there's really no use for it anymore – it just becomes an abandoned hole in the ground. According to a new study, however, the shafts of such mines could serve in energy-storing gravity batteries.
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The excellent energy density of lithium metal could enable batteries to power smartphones for days, and by designing a new electrolyte that can be controlled via magnetic fields, scientists have now edged this technology a little closer to reality.
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A new solid-state battery design points to a new solution to the technology's stability issues, with researchers developing a novel electrode material that retains its volume throughout charging to enable the battery to endure hundreds of cycles.
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An international team of scientists eyeing next-generation energy storage solutions have demonstrated an eco-friendly and low-cost battery with some exciting potential, which includes a fourfold increase on energy capacity over lithium-ion batteries.
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Scientists at Stanford University have cooked up a new electrolyte recipe that tackles battery flammability in a highly promising way, leaning on extra salt content to circumvent problematic chemical reactions.
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Branch-like growths called dendrites continue to plague next-gen battery designs of many types, but new MIT-led research claims to have uncovered the root of the problem, and shown how it can be negated through the use of mechanical stress.
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A new electric energy storage solution from Morand could offer electric city car charging times that undercut gas fill-ups. Its eTechnology hybrid batteries also offer the possibility of much longer battery lifespan.
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Scientists tinkering with commonly used battery materials have come up with a way of tweaking their microstructures to improve energy density, pointing the way to electric vehicles that can travel farther on each charge.
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Scientists at Penn State University have operated at the cutting-edge of battery technology for some time and are now presenting another significant breakthrough, demonstrating a high-density device that can be charged up in around 10 minutes.
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Batteries that make use of sodium as an electrode material are showing exciting promise by some key measures when it comes to next-generation energy storage solutions, and new research has now edged them closer to mainstream use.
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The Chinese city of Dalian has just switched on a world-leading new energy storage system, expected to supply enough power for up to 200,000 residents each day, with an initial capacity of 400 MWh and output of 100 MW.
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Scientists experimenting with key components in lithium batteries have come up with a promising new design that could see electric vehicles charge much faster, and offer twice the range at the same time.
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