CSIRO Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 16 Jun 2016 19:35:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Li-Ion Batteries Take a Salty Bath to Boost Performance https://www.greenoptimistic.com/li-ion-batteries-salt-bath-boost-performance-20160616/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/li-ion-batteries-salt-bath-boost-performance-20160616/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2016 19:35:30 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60107 Australian scientists discovered a way to boost the performance of Li-ion batteries, by giving them a salty bath. No matter how well you preserve your Li-ion batteries, degradation of the electrodes is inevitable. This is probably the reason why everyone is continuously complaining about the under-performance of their batteries, despite the fact that suitable alternatives […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/li-ion-batteries-salt-bath-boost-performance-20160616/feed/ 1 60107 Toxins Removed from Water by New Metal-Organic Framework https://www.greenoptimistic.com/metal-organic-framework-water-filter-20130124/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/metal-organic-framework-water-filter-20130124/#respond Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:30:44 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=31937 A new Metal Organic Framework (MOF) may have the ability to filter environmental toxins out of water, thanks to a team of scientists at Monash University at CSIRO who developed it. MOFs are comprised of clusters of atoms that are connected by organic molecules. MOFs have identically sized pores, making it very easy to capture and […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/metal-organic-framework-water-filter-20130124/feed/ 0 31937 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Could Power Your Home https://www.greenoptimistic.com/plug-in-hybrid-electric-vehicles-could-power-your-home-20091030/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/plug-in-hybrid-electric-vehicles-could-power-your-home-20091030/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:40:30 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=5067 Today’s plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) require an overnight charge back at your home, but scientists at Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) have found a way to use these PHEVs as large mobile batteries that can be integrated and used in powering your home. CSIRO engineers have modified PHEVs to carry a 30Ah NiMH […]

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