Lithium-Air Batteries

Scientists hope to leverage pure lithium metal to make next-gen batteries, and an advance from scientists in South Korea marks another step forward

Energy

Ultra-thin lithium offers a solid platform for high-capacity batteries

Scientists have made a breakthrough that overcomes a technical issue that has held back highly promising lithium-metal battery architecture, which could pave the way for batteries with as much as 10 times the capacity of today's devices.

Researchers at Yale have found that heme, a molecule found in blood, can improve the efficiency of lithium-oxygen batteries

Electronics

The key to better rechargeable batteries may be in your blood

The main issue of lithium-air batteries is lack of efficiency and lithium peroxide build up. But now a team at Yale has used a molecule found in blood as a catalyst, which not only improved the lithium-oxygen function, but may help reduce biowaste.

IBM's lithium-air battery uses oxygen from the air to react with lithium ions and generate electricity

Automotive

IBM looking to put lithium-air batteries on the road

In an effort to dramatically increase the range of electric vehicles, IBM has teamed up with Japanese companies Asahi Kasei and Central Glass to help develop lithium-air battery technology.

MIT researchers have further improved the energy density of lithium-air batteries (Image: Jin Suntivich)

Electronics

MIT researchers boost energy density of lithium-air batteries

MIT researchers have further improved the energy density of lithium-air batteries through the creation of a carbon-fiber-based cathode.

IBM's Next 5 in 5 list predicts 5 technologies that will impact us in the next 5 years

Good Thinking

IBM's annual list of five innovations set to change our lives in the next five years

This Monday, IBM announced its fifth annual "Next Five in Five" – a list of five technologies that the company believes “have the potential to change the way people work, live and play over the next five years.”