dendrites Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 11:10:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Lithium-ion Batteries Live Longer with Added Pinch of Salt https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lithium-ion-batteries-live-longer-added-pinch-salt-20140819/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lithium-ion-batteries-live-longer-added-pinch-salt-20140819/#respond Tue, 19 Aug 2014 06:52:36 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=48919 One of the greatest limitations of lithium-ion, or for that matter any other metal-based battery, regardless of how perfectly it is made, is the inevitable formation of dendrites. Scientists from Cornell University, however, claim that in a space of no longer than three years, the world can have batteries that last 25 times longer, and the secret […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lithium-ion-batteries-live-longer-added-pinch-salt-20140819/feed/ 0 48919 Study Shows How to Stop Lithium Dendrite Formation in Batteries https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lithium-dendrite-formation-stop-20130309/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lithium-dendrite-formation-stop-20130309/#respond Sat, 09 Mar 2013 08:58:17 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=34641 When they charge, lithium ion batteries form so-called “dendrites” that limit recharging speed. They can also destroy a battery by internal short circuit. Researchers have now found a solution that impedes their formation. Instead of being charged in hours, electric car batteries could be juiced up in minutes and could last more years than current […]

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