New Chemical Compound Might End Lithium-Ion Battery Fires
The flammability of lithium-ion batteries has become quite a major concern, especially when a number of accidents over the past year made the news agencies...
Chewing Gum-Inspired Material Stops Leakage and Improves Safety of Li-Ion Batteries
Scientists seem to be getting their inspiration for innovative green ideas from all sorts of strange and unexpected sources nowadays. Biomimicry is of course...
Lithium-Ion Battery Capacity Improved by Father & Son Team
The nearly ubiquitous rechargeable lithium-ion battery can be found in nearly every portable electronic device we can see, from remote-controlled toys to full-size electric...
Power Efficiency and Smart Grids the Only Step Forward
Smart grids have the potential to reduce our energy needs and reduce emissions and, indeed, could be the only way forward.
For years, we've talked...
New Biobattery Running On Sugar Powers Small Electronic Devices
Energy storage device, which runs on sugar, could very soon power our cell phones, tablets and other electronic gadgets. The biobattery is not only...
Understanding Electric Vehicle Batteries on a Microscopic Level
Electric vehicles, in the last decade, have become more affordable and reliable than ever before, but perhaps taking an even closer look can help...
Metal-Free Organic Battery Technology Promises Cheap Renewable Energy Storage
The main obstacle that prevents renewable energy from being the one and only source of power is storage.
Researchers have long been trying to find...
New Method Explains Reduction In Rechargeable Battery Performance
Team of scientists from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory discovered a new method, which allows us to study the way electricity flows through a...
Could DemandLogic Solar Power Threaten Conventional Power Producers?
For the most part, conventional power producers have been safe from the threat of “free” solar power energy producers, but a recent collaboration between...
Super-Thin Lithium-Ion Battery Brings Color and Style to Backup Energy Storage
Smart phone these days is the gadget that everybody has and it is almost considered a crime if you don't have one. But to...
