Harvard’s 3D-Printed Rechargeable Micro-Battery Targets Tiny Devices
Electronic devices continue to miniaturize, but the batteries that power them haven't kept pace. That could all change with a 3D-printed micro-battery recently developed...
Crab Shell Material Used to Boost Lithium Ion Batteries
Scientists from Stanford University developed a nanostructures from crab shells, containing sulfur or silicon, which have the potential to increase energy storage capacity of...
Wood Battery Promises Cheap Grid Energy Storage
A battery made of tin coated wood developed at the University of Maryland is rated as high as most sodium-ion nanobatteries in terms of...
Supercapacitor Project for Renewable Energy Stability from Maxwell Technologies
Given today's power-hungry residential and commercial interests, switching back to 100% renewable energy would be a huge step backward.
True, we have renewable energy systems,...
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...
New Solid State Lithium Sulfur Battery from ORNL is Much Safer
Lithium-ion batteries, for the moment, are the best solution for lightweight and reliable portable power, but various other battery formulations, such as lithium...
Siemens Installing First Rail Regenerative Braking Supercapacitor Storage in Portland
In order to make use of all the energy in a moving system, like a hybrid electric vehicle, for example, regenerative braking converts the...
Better Than Lithium-Ion, New Carbon Catalyst Developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Lithium-ion rechargeable battery technology is currently the most reliable energy storage that we have, having found its way into everything from portable electronic devices...
New Hydrogen-Silicon Electrodes Greatly Improve Lithium Ion Battery Performance and Life
A new kind of electrodes for lithium ion batteries has been invented at Stanford University. They greatly improve the performance of a lithium ion...
Lithium Ion Battery Production Has Unhealthy Effects, EPA Study Shows
According to a recent report by the US Environmental Protection Agency , in-use carbon dioxide emissions don't tell the whole story of lithium-ion battery packs.
Lithium-ion battery...
