New findings at Oregon State University have overturned a scientific dogma that stood for decades, by showing that potassium can work with graphite in a potassium-ion battery - a discovery that could pose a challenge and ...
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 6, 2015
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Scientists at USC have developed a water-based organic battery that is long lasting, built from cheap, eco-friendly components.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 25, 2014
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Scientists today answered a question that worries millions of owners and potential owners of electric and hybrid vehicles using lithium-ion batteries: How long before the battery pack dies, leaving a sticker-shock bill for ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 10, 2013
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As solar cells produce a greater proportion of total electric power, a fundamental limitation remains: the dark of night when solar cells go to sleep. Lithium-ion batteries, the commonplace batteries used in everything ...
Materials Science
Sep 22, 2016
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The grand challenge to improve energy storage and increase battery life, while ensuring safe operation, is becoming evermore critical as we become increasingly reliant on this energy source for everything from portable devices ...
Materials Science
Apr 22, 2019
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(PhysOrg.com) -- SIM-Drive Corporation, a Japanese consortium based in Kawasaki-shi and comprised of 34 companies and municipalities, has announced that it has developed a functioning electric car based on in-wheel electric ...
(Phys.org) —While there has been much research lately on the development of flexible electronic devices that can be integrated into clothes, glasses, watches, and even skin, the limiting factor of this technology is the ...
US automaker Tesla Motors unveiled Thursday its state-of-the-art five-seat sedan, billed as the world's first mass-produced, highway-capable electric car.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 26, 2009
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Imagery has come down from Mars capturing a recent flight in which the rotorcraft flew farther and faster than ever before.
Space Exploration
May 27, 2022
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After being spun off from parent company A123 Systems last year; the new offspring, 24M has published a paper in Advanced Energy Materials, ending months of speculation about what it has been working on. ...
