News tagged with lithium chloride

Lithium to be extracted from geothermal waste

(PhysOrg.com) -- A technique developed by a Californian company, Simbol Mining, will enable the valuable mineral lithium, widely used in high-density batteries, to be reclaimed from the hot waste water produced ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (15) | comments 4 weblog

Chemist's discovery of new salt jumpstarts extended-life battery research for electric vehicles

A University of Rhode Island chemistry professor's discovery of a new salt has been received with enthusiasm by companies seeking to develop an advanced lithium ion battery for use in the next generation of hybrid and electric ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 12, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 7




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The power of planar: Flat sodium-nickel chloride battery could improve performance, cost of energy storage

A redesign of sodium-nickel chloride batteries promises to overcome some of the obstacles long associated with rechargeable batteries.

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 12, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

New Air Conditioner Conquers All Climates, Saves Up To 90% Energy

Ah, the cool, refreshing feel of air conditioning on a sweltering summer day. Ugh, the discomfort when those energy bills in July, August and September come due — $200, $400, $600 or more.

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 22, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (39) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Scientists alter developing brain to resemble that of another species

Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found that by applying chemicals to manipulate genes in a developing embryo, they've been able to change the brain of one type of cichlid fish to resemble ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 03, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 7

Using neutrons to peer inside a battery designed for hybrid locomotives

Rechargeable batteries may soon provide greater energy efficiency not only for road traffic, but also for rail transport. Scientists at the research neutron source FRM II of the Technische Universitaet Muenchen ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Apr 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pavlov's neurons: Researchers find brain cells that are a key to learning

More than a century after Ivan Pavlov's dog was conditioned to salivate when it heard the sound of a tone prior to receiving food, scientists have found neurons that are critical to how people and animals learn from experience.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 08, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 0

New clues to how proteins dissolve and crystallize

In the late 19th century the Czech scientist Franz Hofmeister observed that some salts (ionic compounds) aided the solution of proteins in egg white, some caused the proteins to destabilize and precipitate, ...

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created May 12, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 1

Lithium chloride slows onset of skeletal muscle disorder

A new UC Irvine study finds that lithium chloride, a drug used to treat bipolar disorder, can slow the development of inclusion body myositis, a skeletal muscle disease that affects the elderly.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 18, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 0

New decontamination system kills anthrax rapidly without lingering effects

In October 2001, letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to several news media offices and two U.S. senators, killing five people and infecting 17 others. Clearing the Senate office building of the spores ...

Chemistry /

created Jan 29, 2008 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Mobile metal atoms

Mobile phones, notebook computers, iPods—the boom in portable computing and communications devices is dependent on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries to deliver power. These batteries offer the highest energy density, allow ...

Chemistry /

created Jan 03, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Mobile Metal Atoms: New class of lithium-rich solids with unusually high lithium mobility

Mobile phones, notebook computers, iPods—the boom in portable computing and communications devices is dependent on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries to deliver power.

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created Dec 28, 2007 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (42) | comments 0


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