Frustration led to revelation when Rice University scientists determined how graphene might be made useful for high-capacity batteries.

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

May 16, 2013 4.7 / 5 (16) 3 |

Anyone who has seen pictures of the giant, red-hot cauldrons in which steel is made—fed by vast amounts of carbon, and belching flame and smoke—would not be surprised to learn that steelmaking is one of the world's leading ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

May 08, 2013 4 / 5 (16) 1 |

(Phys.org) —Researchers have created a new tool to detect flaws in lithium-ion batteries as they are being manufactured, a step toward reducing defects and inconsistencies in the thickness of electrodes ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

May 08, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

Ditching petrol for a clean-tech electric car sounds like an earth-saving move in theory. But if your charge is going to run out half way through your journey, it's not very practical to make the switch.

Chemistry - Materials Science

Apr 24, 2013 3 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) —XG Sciences (XGS) this month announced new anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. These will be viewed with interest among those watching the battery marketplace, where any promising news ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Apr 13, 2013 4.9 / 5 (13) 5 |

(Phys.org) —Bacteria are often associated with their disease-causing capacity or alternatively, with their role as normal residents of the human body, where they perform duties essential to health.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Mar 27, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0 |

(Phys.org) —Phinergy, an Israeli developer of metal-air energy systems, has demonstrated a new type of aluminum-air battery that is capable of providing enough energy to power an electric vehicle (EV) for ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Mar 27, 2013 4.4 / 5 (24) 60 |

An assistant professor at the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering has recently received a $360,000 grant to better organize enzymes on electrodes to create nanoscale devices that more efficiently ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Mar 07, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—Looking toward improved batteries for charging electric cars and storing energy from renewable but intermittent solar and wind, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed the ...

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

Jan 23, 2013 4.7 / 5 (14) 2 |

(Phys.org)—Over the past few years, Li-air batteries (more precisely, Li-oxygen batteries) have become attractive due to their theoretical ability to store nearly as much energy per volume as gasoline. ...

Physics - Condensed Matter

Jan 02, 2013 4.9 / 5 (18) 10 |

(Phys.org)—Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Ames Laboratory have discovered new ways of using a well-known polymer in organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), which could eliminate the ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Dec 03, 2012 5 / 5 (16) 0 |

(Phys.org)—When Ovadia Lev, Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Health at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and his research team developed a new coating technology a few years ago, they thought ...

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Nov 15, 2012 4.9 / 5 (63) 1 |

(Phys.org)—Researchers at Rice University have refined silicon-based lithium-ion technology by literally crushing their previous work to make a high-capacity, long-lived and low-cost anode material with ...

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

Nov 01, 2012 4.5 / 5 (10) 2 |

Hydrogen production by solar water splitting in photoelectrochemical cells (PEC) has long been considered the holy grail of sustainable energy research. Iron oxide is a promising electrode material. An international ...

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Oct 29, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 1 |

(Phys.org)—Looking for better battery designs and solutions is a priority pursuit for many scientists, and the Batteries for Advanced Transportation Technologies (BATT) Program is always on the lookout for worthy contributions. ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Oct 25, 2012 5 / 5 (6) 2 |