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New Electrochemical Cell Can Make Synthetic Fuel

Courtney Lepping — Sun, 28 Aug 2016 05:26:52 +0000

Scientists at the University of Illinois may have found a way to move away from the use of fossil fuels and towards synthetically producing fuel via an electrochemical cell that houses three electrodes. This cell is designed to behave in similar ways that a plant would by gaining energy from light. Plants can easily produce […]

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Efficient Li-ion Battery Resists Heat, Works Under Boiling Water

Mila Luleva — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 09:38:51 +0000

Among all limitations of traditional lithium-ion energy storage, flammability is probably the most dangerous. A team of scientists now claim to have developed a heat-resistant technology, which can work safely even under boiling water and still deliver the required energy density. The so-called ‘boiling battery‘ is a product developed by a team from the Semiconductor Energy […]

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Colorado Startup Develops New Electrolyte for Much Better Batteries

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 31 May 2012 13:59:44 +0000

A Colorado-based startup company, Boulder Ionics, has invented a liquid electrolyte based on molten salts that can revolutionize the entire energy storage industry. For example, it could replace a starter car battery with one the size of a flashlight. How about that? The new ionic liquid can operate at higher voltages and temperatures, doesn’t ignite […]

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Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Got Better by Using Ionic Salts

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:43:51 +0000

A group of researchers from the Universidad Pablo de Olavide, in Seville, Spain, led by Juan Antonio Anta, are working on optimizing Grätzel solar cells by incorporating ionic salts, known as green solvents, with a view to preventing evaporation of the liquid compounds and the consequent reduction in efficiency. Grätzel (dye-sensitized) cells work by using […]

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A Cleaner And More Efficient Way to Capture Carbon Dioxide

Florin — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:25:04 +0000

The process of separating CO2 from its source is called capturing (CO2). The new method discovered by the scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory might replace all the existing Carbon Dioxide capturing devices and improve a lot their performance and stability.

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