MRI Used to See Inside Batteries
I bet you knew MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is used to see what's inside your brain, didn't you? Well, its applicability is no longer...
Clara Lazen: The 10 Year-Old Who Discovered New Energy-Storing Molecule
Some of us wait to do something big all their life, but Clara Lazen succeeded at the age of only 10. During one of...
New Lithium Ion Battery Embedded in Cotton Fabric Could Save Lives
Flexible batteries could be the future devices that power our gadgets, emit distress signals in the case of an emergency or even resuscitate a...
EV Battery Prices Will Drop 87.5 Percent by 2020, Says U.S. Energy Secretary
The only roadblock in the way of electric car development nowadays are batteries. Be them lithium ion, nickel-metal hydride or any other type, batteries...
PNNL Scientists Studying Cheap Borane-Based Hydrogen Storage System
Lots of money are spent on research and development of electric vehicles. Electric cars, powered by hydrogen fuel cells have an increased driving range...
IBM's New Lithium-Air Car Battery Offers 500-Mile Range
IBM seems to be the saviour of all electric vehicles, since it has recently come out with solutions for every major setback they present....
Chinese Automaker BYD Unveils World's Largest Battery for Renewable Energy Storage
BYD is already being known as China's main producer of electric cars. They also produce their own ferrous batteries for the cars, which they...
Russia Builds Liotech, World's Largest Lithium Ion Battery Factory
Some say the Chinese have the brightest minds in the world, an impressively high level of technological achievements (even though some are done by...
Simbol Materials to Extract Cheap But Precious Lithium From Geothermal Wells
Electric cars produced nowadays use lithium ion batteries. As this market will rise over the next few years, so will the lithium demand, ultimately...
Mazda to Use Double Layer Capacitor for Regenerative Braking in Future Models
Every electric or hybrid vehicle owner knows that, when he pushes his car's brake, a function called "regenerative braking" kicks in and transforms mechanical...
