The ability to combine many functions into a single microchip is a significant advance in the quest to perfect the tiny, self-powered sensors that will expand the Internet of things. KAUST researchers have managed to combine ...
Materials Science
Jul 29, 2019
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An innovative thermal battery being developed by Curtin University researchers will be key to a solar power system capable of producing electricity overnight, rivaling fossil fuels as a viable source of power for commercial ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 11, 2019
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Metal-air batteries have been pursued as a successor to lithium-ion batteries due to their exceptional gravimetric energy densities. They could potentially enable electric cars to travel a thousand miles or more on a single ...
Materials Science
Jul 10, 2019
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It's estimated that as much as two-thirds of energy consumed in the U.S. each year is wasted as heat. Take for example, car engines, laptop computers, cell phones, even refrigerators, that heat up with overuse.
Nanophysics
Jul 10, 2019
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As cutting edge as electric vehicles are, they're still vulnerable to an Achilles heel—the very source that gives them power.
Materials Science
Jun 19, 2019
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Electric cars struggle with extreme temperatures, mainly because of impacts on the electrolyte solutions in their lithium-ion batteries. Now, researchers have developed new electrolytes containing multiple additives that ...
Materials Science
Jun 19, 2019
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Combining two additives instead of one to facilitate the incorporation of lithium within capacitors: that is the solution proposed by researchers from l'Institut des matériaux Jean Rouxel (CNRS/Université de Nantes), in ...
Materials Science
Jun 6, 2019
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Electric cars rely on the same lithium-ion battery technology that's in smartphones, laptops and virtually everything electronic.
Materials Science
Jun 4, 2019
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Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have designed a new, organic cathode material for lithium batteries. With sulfur at its core, the material is more energy-dense, cost-effective, ...
Materials Science
May 30, 2019
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While vehicle manufacturers invest in research, authorities are working to improve charging infrastructure to support consumers' growing interest in the sector. The day when electric cars dominate the passenger transport ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 13, 2019
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