A novel method of characterizing the structural and chemical evolution of silicon and a thin layer that governs battery stability may help resolve issues that prevent using silicon for high-capacity batteries, according to ...
Nanophysics
Jul 29, 2021
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The development of flexible, wearable and implantable microelectronics has accelerated the need for miniaturized and integrated energy storage devices with mechanically robust properties, high voltage, and highly compatible ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 26, 2021
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MIT engineers have designed a "brain-on-a-chip," smaller than a piece of confetti, that is made from tens of thousands of artificial brain synapses known as memristors—silicon-based components that mimic the information-transmitting ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 8, 2020
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A new type of battery combines negative capacitance and negative resistance within the same cell, allowing the cell to self-charge without losing energy, which has important implications for long-term storage and improved ...
Condensed Matter
Feb 25, 2020
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A chemist from RUDN suggested a cheap and eco-friendly way of manufacturing electrodes for lithium-ion batteries from coffee production waste. An article describing this study was published in the Journal of Cleaner Production.
Materials Science
Mar 6, 2019
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Researchers have identified a group of materials that could be used to make even higher power batteries. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, used materials with a complex crystalline structure and found that ...
Materials Science
Jul 25, 2018
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A new electronic lead sensor, potentially costing around $20, could keep an eye on home and city water quality, alerting residents and officials to the presence of lead within nine days. University of Michigan researchers ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 11, 2017
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Smartphones, laptops, electric cars—whatever the device, an efficient battery is high on any user's wish list. The search for the next-generation battery has recently focused on sodium– oxygen batteries. Theoretically, ...
Materials Science
Nov 7, 2016
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Hybrid batteries that charge faster than conventional ones could have significantly better electrical capacity and long-term stability when prepared with a gentle-sounding way of making electrodes.
Materials Science
Apr 21, 2016
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The technology that charges batteries for electronic devices could provide fresh water from salty seas, says a new study by University of Illinois engineers. Electricity running through a salt water-filled battery draws the ...
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 4, 2016
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