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The Hidden Details Behind Lithium-Ion Batteries

Mila Luleva — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 20:45:02 +0000

Lithium-ion batteries are behind almost all of our favorite gadgets and electronics. But how much do we know about them? Let’s get down to the details. Electric vehicles, smart phones, laptops, even watches. Pretty much all of our portable favorites, which require some sort of power, depend on Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. Yet, we give very […]

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Mining Techniques Used to Recycle Lithium Ion Batteries

Arsenij Percov — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 19:50:07 +0000

A group of researchers from Michigan Technological University, with the assistance from Lei Pan, an assistant professor of chemical engineering, are using mining techniques that are more than a century old to recycle lithium-ion batteries at low cost. These techniques were used to separate metal from ore, thus Pan had a suspicion that they will […]

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Asphalt may be the Secret Ingredient to Faster Charging EV Batteries

Guest Contributor — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 18:36:00 +0000

Supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Prince Energy, as well as EMD-Merck, scientists from Rice University have discovered that using asphalt in the manufacturing process of lithium-ion batteries may speed up the charging process. The discovery has been made at Rice University and consists of using anodes essentially made from asphalt. These […]

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A Better Lithium Ion Battery May Have Been Created, in Austria

Courtney Lepping — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 05:05:58 +0000

Electric vehicles might become the modern form of future transportation. Perhaps, this would explain the three men whose recent design is expected to compete with current vehicular batteries. The battery claim has not been entirely backed up evidence just yet, but apparently three brothers in Freistadt designed a lighter lithium ion battery. The Kreisel brothers […]

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Penn State to Improve Li-Ion Battery Safety

Samantha Joe — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 17:40:51 +0000

Part of a battery getting better means getting safer. Scientists at Penn State’s Battery and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Center have been working on improvements in li-ion battery safety. They have inserted sensors that would warn users to potential internal problems. Li-ion batteries are common, as they are light, small, and provide more energy, relative […]

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Honda Debuted its Own Battery Recycling Program

Samantha Joe — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 21:11:31 +0000

Honda has debuted their own battery recycling program. In an effort to reuse used lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries, a Honda battery recycling program was unveiled late last year. This process was introduced at Eco-Projects 2015 in Tokyo. The program aims to utilize salvaged materials from the li-ion batteries for nickel-metal-hyrdride (NiMH) units. How does the Honda battery […]

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Nissan and Eaton Have Great Plans for Used EV Batteries!

Samantha Joe — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 20:38:57 +0000

Nissan and Eaton, an energy management company, have announced a new partnership. Eaton provides solutions in electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power, with a focus on efficiency, safety and sustainability. The purpose of the two firms working together is to create second-life electric vehicle energy solutions. In layman’s terms — recycling power supplies from electric vehicles to […]

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Lithium-ion Batteries Live Longer with Added Pinch of Salt

Mila Luleva — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 06:52:36 +0000

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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Kite-Powered Electric Vehicle Sets Three World Records in Trek Across Australia

Leigh Hutchens — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:23:47 +0000

Evonik, a New Jersey company that has been developing lithium-ion batteries for Daimler for the past 5 years, has developed a record-breaking electric vehicle that employs kite power as its main energy source. Astonishingly, during tests, the electric car drove 3000 miles across the entirety of Australia only using self-contained wind power. Evonik claims the […]

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Better Lithium Air Batteries Invented at MIT Could Store 4 Times More Electricity Than Current Li-Ion

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:45:57 +0000

A recent MIT invention could enhance the electricity storing ability of current lithium ion batteries by several times. Specifically, the batteries that were targeted were lithium-air, whose effectiveness has only recently been proven.

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Researchers Study How Electric Car Batteries Could Get Second Life After Losing Capacity

Mike Sandru — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:42:54 +0000

Officially, car batteries are supposed to have a life span of 8 to 10 years, or at least that's what engineers are trying to achieve. They do have to admit that charge after charge, the battery is not the same any longer: for example, the Chevrolet Volt's battery will probably lose about 60 to 65% of its initial capacity, according to GM.

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Power Tools Recharged In Less Than a Minute by New Lithium-Ion Ultracapacitor

Mike Sandru — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:04:10 +0000

The ultracapacitors and hybrid-capacitors produced by Ioxus are meant for high performance with low resistance, making them ideal for distributing high power amounts for acceleration, energy capture, turn on/off mild hybrids, or high power applications.

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Water-Based Lithium-Ion Batteries Performance Greatly Improved

Mike Sandru — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:31:18 +0000

A team at Fudan University, Shanghai, China, discovered how to improve the performance of water-based lithium-ion batteries by removing oxygen from the power cells. These batteries also have great potential for large-scale applications such as storing the energy from solar panels and wind turbines.

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Energain: Specially Designed Plastic, Inserted Into Batteries, Improving Everything

Mike Sandru — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:27:54 +0000

DuPont, a science-based products and services company has created a new polymer-based separator for lithium-ion batteries that will improve their life and power and make them perfectly suited for electric and hybrid vehicles.

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New Hope for EVs: Bolivia Holding World's Richest Lithium Field

Cristi — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:20:04 +0000

As the automotive industry has oriented itself towards green energy usage, the need of a "supreme" alternative resource is obvious. And what is more obvious is the demand of Electric Vehicles. EVs need to store their energy in batteries: mainly Lithium-Ion batteries. As of this particular reason, Lithium seems to be one of the most searched resource.

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New Zinc Air Battery Provided by Energizer Triples Lifetime

Cristi — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:32:35 +0000

The mid of 2010 will see the launch of a new Energizer battery based on a 35 year old technology. The new battery is expected to be smaller, to provide more energy and to address to a bigger market.

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Sony’s Olivine Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries Keep 4 Times More Power

Mike Sandru — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:22:40 +0000

Sony has developed a new type of lithium ion batteries that combine long-life high power performances, using olivine-type lithium iron phosphate as the cathode material. The Olivine-type lithium iron phosphate used in this new battery is a perfect cathode material due to its robust crystal structure and stable performance, even at high temperatures.

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Lithium-Sulfur Batteries With 5-10 Times Increased Capacity

Cristi — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:15:22 +0000

Even if lithium-ion batteries are more known on the market and considered the most reliable, cheap and safe to use, lithium-sulfur batteries are catching up fast. There were several problems reported to the lithium-sulfur batteries but they will be solved in the close future as the capacity of the lithium-sulfur batteries is several times the one of the lithium-ion.

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Butane Fuel Cell, a Viable Solution to Replace Lithium-Ion Batteries

Cristi — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:37:51 +0000

A company called Lilliputian Systems has developed a fuel cell to replace Lithium-Ion Batteries in electronics industry. It will be very interesting to see how science will be able to evolve from this point on as the new fuel cell system that runs on butane cartridges is able to replace heavy laptop and mobile batteries.

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Reva Electric Car Company Plans New Model This Year

Cristi — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:04:00 +0000

Reva Electric Car Company has started the development of the second model after the small Reva. The new car will be on the market this year and the company has big plan to "conquer" new markets overseas.

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LiFePO4 Batteries: Chevy Volt`s Future Energy Sources

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:22:14 +0000

The Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries are based on Lithium Ion, but they offer many advantages over LiCO2 (Lithium Cobalt), frequently used in laptops, mp3 players and cell phones. They also offer a greater range, power and safety, in an electric vehicle - they will not explode or catch fire if overcharged.

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Toyota and Subaru to Sell Electric Cars

Mike Sandru — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:35:15 +0000

The electric vehicles market will start to vary from next year. While Subaru promises a four seated electric vehicle, Toyota confirmed for the first time the plans that put to sale an electric vehicle before 2010.

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Toyota Volta Hybrid Sportscar

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:10:15 +0000

While Toyota’s supremacy in the current hybrid car market is undeniable, they’re going to have to keep up the innovation if they’re going to stay on top of their game. And while they’ve been having some trouble with their lithium ion batteries of late, that doesn’t mean that they aren’t planning for the future. Witness […]

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