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Metal-Free, Recyclable Polypeptide Battery Degrades on Demand
The new battery is degradable, recyclable, non-toxic, and safer than lithium-ion batteries.
Articles Materials
New Materials Move Li-Ion Batteries Toward the Solid-State Endgame
A new generation of lithium-ion batteries is poised to improve electric vehicle range and affordability.
Briefs Energy
Rechargeable Cement-Based Batteries
An entire 20-story concrete building could store energy like a giant battery.
Articles Software
Mapping Performance Variations to See How Lithium-Metal Batteries Fail
Brookhaven National Laboratory scientists have identified the primary cause of failure in a state-of-the-art lithium-metal battery.
Articles Transportation
Advancing Battery Technology: THE 2021 BATTERY SHOW Preview
The Battery Show North America is a forum for advanced battery technology for electric and hybrid vehicles, utility and renewable energy support, portable electronics, medical technology, military, and telecommunications.
Briefs Automotive
Hybrid Membrane Doubles the Lifetime of Rechargeable Batteries
The membrane prevents dendrite formation, at least doubling the lifetime of a lithium-metal battery.
Articles Electronics & Computers
Cloud-Connected, Battery-Based IoT Devices Last Years Longer
Demand for wireless IoT cloud-connected devices is growing rapidly, yet deploying Wi-Fi battery-based products is difficult.
Briefs Energy
3D-Printed Biodegradable Battery
The battery can withstand thousands of charge and discharge cycles and years of storage before being composted.
Articles Automotive
An Immersive Solution for Thermally Safer EV Batteries
An R&D project indirectly leads to potentially greater power density, EV range, and battery life.
Briefs Energy
Sustainable Aluminum-Anode Batteries
The rechargeable batteries could be a safer and more environmentally friendly alternative to lithium-ion batteries.
Briefs Energy
Enhancing Hybrid Flow Battery Electrodes with Nanomaterials
This technology provides highly efficient grid-scale electricity storage at a fifth of the cost of current storage technologies.
Briefs Transportation
Cobalt-Free Cathodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries
The cathodes could enhance energy density of next-generation Li-ion batteries.
Articles Energy
Accelerated Degradation of Li-Ion Batteries for High-Rate Discharge Applications
As the vehicle platform size decreases, the pulse power discharge rates of the Energy Storage System (ESS) increase.
Articles Energy
Charge Control Methods for Supercapacitors
A comparison of passive and active supercapacitor charging methods emphasizes the need for a close inspection on power source and supercapacitor demand.
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New Products
Battery analyzers, uninterruptible power supplies, adhesives, and more.
Articles Materials
Powering Tomorrow: Battery and Electrification Summit Preview
The online Battery and Electrification Summit on June 15 and 16, 2021 offers two days of expert insight, innovation, and emerging applications.
Articles Materials
Range-Doubling Lithium-Metal Batteries “Build Themselves” in Li-Ion Manufacturing Method
Lithium-metal solid-state batteries can provide a safer, more energy-dense alternative to current technology.
Articles Materials
Low-Cost, Fast Production of Solid-State Batteries
A disruptive manufacturing technology now offers reduced manufacturing costs and improved volumetric energy density in all-solid cells.
Articles Energy
Wireless Charging for Lunar Robots
See how WiBotic — a maker of wireless charging and fleet energy management technologies — is preparing robots for the Moon.
Briefs Electronics & Computers
Nanostructured Alloy for Battery Anodes
The alloy could influence the way energy storage devices are designed and manufactured.
Briefs Materials
Stretchable Micro-Supercapacitors Self-Power Wearable Devices
A stretchable system can harvest energy from human breathing and motion.
Briefs Energy
Flexible, Thin-Film Battery
Computers or smartphones with folding screens, smart clothing, and wearable sensors all require an energy source, which is usually a lithium-ion battery. These are typically heavy and rigid, making them fundamentally...
Products Energy
New Products
Board-to-board connectors, supercapacitors, li-ion batteries, and more.
Briefs Energy
Using Electric Vehicle Batteries for Solar Energy Farms
Battery reuse systems could be profitable for both electric vehicle companies and grid-scale solar operations.
Articles Software
Modeling & Simulation for Battery Development
When it comes to the research and development of batteries, modeling and simulation (M&S) provide an efficient and low-cost approach.
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