Charging Smartphones in Seconds with New Supercapacitors
New flexible supercapacitors hold the key to super-fast charging cell phones.
Has it become the time when finally batteries are out and the new and...
New Flow Battery Storage Project Sees California Light
Last week, San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) and Sumitomo Electric (SEI) announced that it started a pilot project for a 2-MW vanadium redox flow...
New Electric Vehicle, Defiant Xtreme EV3 Roadster, to Debut Next Month
Designed from the ground up as an electric vehicle, the Defiant Xtreme EV3 Roadster will debut next month at the Knoxville, Tennessee, Earth Day...
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US Navy Ships’ Need for Backup Power May Boost Energy Storage Tech
Most US Navy Ships are already electric, using portable nuclear power plants to generate electrical power for everything on board from propulsion to weapons...
Toyota Setting Up Recycling Facilities For Old Nickel Metal Batteries From Old Hybrids
To keep the planet as tidy as possible, and to make a good business, Toyota has decided that it's about time they recycled used NiMH batteries included in their old hybrid cars, such as the Prius, which has been produced from 2000 onwards.
Molten Salt Battery Company Changes Name to Ambri, Seeks to Revolutionize Grid Storage
If you remember, there was a certain company founded by a certain Professor Don Sadoway, who invented a molten salt battery designed specifically for...
Is GM Volt's Battery Cooling Approach Better Than Nissan Leaf's? Here's How They Both...
Nissan and GM both have big plans for the highly-expected pure electric and plug-in hybrid waiting to be released this month in the United States. Battery capacity is one of the fears the users of such cars have, and the fact that the manufacturers will use lithium ion batteries can be an issue.
Nanotube Ink-Treated Office Paper Could Make Batteries More Potent
Yi Cui, a researcher from Stanford and his team have succeeded making office paper into an electrode by dipping it into nanotube ink. The resulted dipped paper becomes a strong, flexible and highly conductive material that could be incorporated into lightweight batteries or serving as an electrode in high-energy ultracapacitors. The nanotube-treated paper can store much more energy than classic batteries.
Amprius's Silicon Nanowire Batteries Seek Faster Manufacturing Processes For Lower Price
Complaints about laptops whose charge lasts too little, or about electric cars not being able to charge as quick and last as long as gasoline are frequent. Amprius, a US-based company, addresses these issues and develops a battery that they say it can hold double the charge of regular lithium ion batteries.
General Motors Hints at Electric Vehicle Battery With Triple Capacity
General Motors has been fairly tight-lipped about its future electric vehicle developments, but we do know they are working on an 200mi-range vehicle which...
