Sun Catalytix’s Grid-Connected Flow Batteries Promise Cheap Energy Storage
Sun Catalytix, a company which spun out of MIT in 2009 to bring a low-cost catalyst to the market, has changed its main goal...
New Lithium Battery Captures Carbon Dioxide as a Useful Product
A new battery could be made partly from carbon dioxide captured from power plants. This battery could continuously convert carbon dioxide into a solid...
“Living Battery,” Better than Lithium-Ion?
Adam Freeman has created an algae-based “living battery,” but will it revolutionize rechargeable battery technology as we know it? In other words, could it...
Powerwall – The Tesla Home Battery We’ve Been Waiting For
The Tesla Powerwall, also known as "Tesla home battery," has been unveiled today by Tesla Motors at their Hawthorne studio.
The main idea behind the Powerwall...
“Flash Thermography Measurement” Technique Sees Battery Electrode Defects Before Assembly
A team at Purdue University have discovered a method of detecting defects in lithium ion battery anodes as they are manufactured, before installing them...
Rechargeable Batteries Revolutionized with Layered Nanomaterials
Kansas State University assistant professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering Gurpreet Singh and his team of engineers have discovered more efficient and less expensive...
Apple Will Produce Electric Cars With This New Battery
Apple is trying, but partly failing, to secure a secret that is on the verge of exposure:
The company wants to come out with new...
Active Dual Functioning Electrolyte Boosts Capacity and Extends Life of Batteries
Scientists and engineers have been trying to improve the capacity and extend the life-span of conventional batteries ever since their initial creation. We often...
New Technology Incubator, A123 Systems Reborn
Business goes on, and while A123 Systems sank slowly into bankruptcy, that doesn't mean it's over. Part of A123 split off as B456 ...
Smart Energy Storage System Brightens Solar Prospects
Time was when solar controllers simply switched a battery charger on and off when there was enough sun power for the former and when...
