Salt power: Watt's next in rechargeable batteries?
Reza Shahbazian-Yassar thinks sodium might be the next big thing in rechargeable batteries.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 8, 2012
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News tagged with sodium ion batteries
Sodium and magnesium to replace lithium in batteries
Scientists supported by the SNSF have produced novel electrolytes for rechargeable sodium and magnesium batteries. The research group's objective was to develop alternatives to lithium-ion technology.
Materials Science
May 2, 2017
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Research team pioneers two-dimensional polymer breakthrough that could revolutionise energy storage
Polymers, such as plastic and synthetic textiles, are very useful technological commodities that have revolutionised daily life and industries. A research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has successfully ...
Polymers
Mar 14, 2017
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High storage batteries from sodium ion batteries
The mechanism of sodium ion storage in an important two-dimensional material could be a simpler and less toxic route to cheaper batteries, a team of KAUST researchers discovered.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 26, 2016
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Heterostructured nanoflowers for high-performance sodium storage
A Chinese team has published new work on battery designs employing heterostructured nanoflowers in Energy Material Advances.
Nanomaterials
Feb 13, 2023
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Researchers developed an initial prototype of a solid sodium battery with the potential to store extra energy
Phones, laptops, electric cars - batteries are everywhere. And to meet the expectations of today's consumers, these batteries are increasingly light, more powerful and designed to last longer. Currently the most important ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 23, 2017
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Novel sodium-conducting material could improve rechargeable batteries
Rechargeable battery manufacturers may get a jolt from research performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and several other institutions, where a team of scientists has discovered a safe, inexpensive, ...
Materials Science
Nov 5, 2014
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Researchers develop efficient sodium-ion battery anode for energy storage
Climate change is a major global concern. Reducing carbon emissions by utilizing renewable energy sources and developing efficient energy storage systems has become a priority. Lithium-ion batteries have high energy density ...
Materials Science
Jan 5, 2023
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Toward a better battery: Scientists uncover source of degradation in sodium batteries
Batteries power our lives: we rely on them to keep our cell phones and laptops buzzing and our hybrid and electric cars on the road. But ever-increasing adoption of the most commonly used lithium-ion batteries may actually ...
Materials Science
Jul 17, 2019
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Direct conversion of rusty stainless steel mesh into stable, low-cost electrodes for potassium-ion batteries
Chinese scientists have made good use of waste while finding an innovative solution to a technical problem by transforming rusty stainless steel mesh into electrodes with outstanding electrochemical properties that make them ...
Materials Science
Jun 9, 2017
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