FastCAP Receives DOE Funding for Developing Commercial Ultracapacitor
ARPA-E, or the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy has awarded FastCAP Systems, from Cambridge, MA, with a 2.5 year, $5.35 million grant to further develop and commercialize a nanotube-enhanced ultracapacitor, which could reduce the costs of hybrid and electric cars.
Zinc Air Batteries Just Got Rechargeable
A Swiss company based in Staefa, claims it developed zinc-air batteries, capable to hold three times the energy of lithium ion batteries, by volume, while costing only half as much," and compared with other existing air batteries, this one would be rechargeable.
Toyota Launching EV Charging Station at Tokyo Motor Show
This year's Tokyo Motor Show was dominated by the Nippon market, Alpina and Lotus being the only foreigners with a stand at the show. Big companies like Daihatsu, Honda, Toyota, Suzuki, Nissan and Mitsubishi presented a lot of new concepts and hybrid or electric cars.
Scientists Develop Synthetic Battery Based on Staphylococcus Aureus Protein
A very simplified synthetic model battery has been developed by scientists from the Yale University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The cells are based on organic substances and can generate power for minuscule devices.
Toshiba Releases Dynario DMFC Fuel Cell Charger
The market is in a continuously search for a battery pack that should be able to power portable electronic devices for a longer period of time and with shorter charging times. Toshibas' Dynario Charger is the perfect solution for the moment.
Toshiba's Methanol Fuel Cell Might Power Your Future Gadgets
Toshiba recently unveiled one of their master batteries used for mobile phones. They have presented a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) battery which can be easily charged in just a few seconds.
Redox Flow Batteries: a Quickly-Charging Alternative to Li-Ion?
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) in Pfintzal, near Karlsruhe, propose an alternative to the lazily-charging Lithium-Ions: the redox flow batteries.
Ecofriendly Bacteria Batteries Powered by Dirt
Harvard scientists have found a solution that could light up homes of some 500 million people living in sub-Saharan Africa. They have created microbial fuel cell (MFC) batteries that derive power from naturally occurring bacteria in soil.
MU Scientists Discover Nuclear Battery That Might Just Be Safe
The scientists from the University of Missouri may have found a way to develop a nuclear energy source that is smaller, lighter and more efficient.
New Nickel-Lithium Batteries: Chance for 800 Miles Electric Car Autonomy
The electric cars' problem of a low mileage may have found its solution. Recently discovered Nickel-Lithium batteries have 3.5 times more energy than the standard Lithium-Ion batteries and besides this, they are much safer to use.
