Graphene gets enhanced by flashing
Flashing graphene into existence from waste was merely a good start. Now Rice University researchers are customizing it.
Nanomaterials
Mar 31, 2022
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News tagged with lithium metal
Taming the sun with computer simulations
Clean and limitless energy supply can be provided by creating the process powering the sun called nuclear fusion. Recreating the sun on Earth has been proven to be immensely complex and challenging. Ray Chandra investigated ...
Plasma Physics
Feb 23, 2022
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'Anti-aging' chemistry taken from nature overcomes next-gen lithium battery decay
For high-voltage lithium batteries using layered transition metal oxide cathodes, the chemical degradation of the battery's electrolytes results in rapid decay of its capacity, which poses substantial challenges to practical ...
Materials Science
Nov 15, 2021
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New combination of materials creates record-breaking lithium-metal cell
Currently, lithium-ion batteries are the most prevalent solution for mobile power supply. In some applications, however, it reaches its limits. This especially holds for electric mobility, where lightweight and compact vehicles ...
Materials Science
Aug 24, 2021
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Tracking pileups on battery charging route to drive performance
Because of their high storage capacity, metal oxides are a promising class of potential conversion-type electrode materials for next-generation lithium-ion batteries. Conversion-type electrode materials undergo conversion ...
Materials Science
Aug 11, 2021
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Preventing oxygen release leads to safer high-energy-density batteries
A research group has produced fresh insights about the release of oxygen in lithium-ion batteries, paving the way for more robust and safer high-energy-density batteries.
Materials Science
Jul 13, 2021
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How bacteria can recover precious metals from electric vehicle batteries
There are more than 1.4 billion cars in the world today, and that number could double by 2036. If all those cars burn petrol or diesel, the climate consequences will be dire. Electric cars emit fewer air pollutants and if ...
Biochemistry
Jun 17, 2021
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Scientists to take a new step in microelectronics' development
Researchers at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) developed a new approach to determine the best electrode materials composition for solid-state lithium-ion batteries. The results of the study were ...
Nanomaterials
May 18, 2021
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Researchers used ultrabright X-rays to identify lithium hydride and a new form of lithium fluoride
A team of researchers led by chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has identified new details of the reaction mechanism that takes place in batteries with lithium metal anodes. The ...
Nanophysics
Jan 28, 2021
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How 'Iron Man' bacteria could help protect the environment
When Michigan State University's Gemma Reguera first proposed her new research project to the National Science Foundation, one grant reviewer responded that the idea was not "environmentally relevant."
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 8, 2021
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