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Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: They Work Even When Cut in Half
Imagine a battery that keeps working even after being cut in half. A team of Chinese researchers has just done it (link to the study here), taking a giant step in the world of lithium-sulfur batteries, with a device that redefines the limits of resistance and flexibility. An unexpected breakthrough In the quiet laboratory of the China University of Electronic Science and Technology, a group of researchers has accomplished what many thought was impossible. Lithium-sulfur batteries, long considered the … Read more
Electric batteries: Stanford innovation cuts costs by 40%
Electric batteries: a new Stanford method extracts lithium at half the cost. Green breakthrough for electric cars and renewable energy.
Breakthrough in sodium batteries: innovative design eliminates the traditional anode
Sodium batteries are renewed: anode-free design increases energy density and reduces costs. A promising technology for the energy future.
Batteries that feed on land? The agricultural sensor revolution
Agricultural sensors powered by bacteria in the soil: the sustainable solution to monitor fields without worrying about batteries.
Invisible structural carbon fiber batteries: no weight, just autonomy
Tech breakthrough from Sweden: "massless" carbon fiber batteries for wind power, cars and airplanes. Sinonus grappling with the innovation of the century.
Battery recycling 2.0, the tombstone on the topic of "electric car yes or no?"
The boom in renewables and the recycling of batteries will make the electric car increasingly sustainable, capable of equalizing the emissions of the combustion one in just a few months.
Goodbye lithium, welcome sodium: the breakthrough of new generation batteries
Sodium, 500 times more abundant than lithium, could revolutionize the world of batteries. This is demonstrated by new research from KAIST.
Elysian, long-range electric planes fly 1000 km only on batteries
With batteries up to 500 Wh/kg, Elysian plans to cover 50% of long-haul commercial flights. We'll need to work on it.
Batteries to the rescue: Nanotech Energy's non-flammable technology
Graphene and special electrolytes make the Nanotech Energy battery non-flammable: ideal for e-bikes, robotics and military applications
Ecological revolution: bacteria that recycle electric car batteries
Scotland pioneers eco-friendly recycling with bacteria that 'eat' batteries, isolating cobalt, manganese, nickel and lithium for new applications
Pi-Pop, future-proof e-bike: no batteries, no need for charging
Pi-Pop raises the sustainability rate of E-bikes: no more lithium, no recharging, just kinetic energy to make it move
Project X, mini electric car with interchangeable batteries
The rather vaguely named mini electric car uses interchangeable Gogoro batteries for faster and more convenient electric mobility.
The future of ultra-fast batteries: beyond lithium, thin and rechargeable in 1 minute
BTRY, a spin-off of the Swiss federal laboratories Empa, presents thin, safe and eco-friendly batteries that can be recharged in one minute.
Nafion, the heart of the new rechargeable “air” batteries
Japanese researchers develop Nafion-based air batteries. Let's take a look?
Cement and carbon black: MIT's recipe for turning buildings into batteries
MIT develops supercapacitor concrete that could turn our homes and streets into giant electric batteries, revolutionizing the way we store green energy.
“Sugar” flow batteries, the future is sweet: more energy, less costs
PNNL researchers find that adding sugar to electrolytes increases the energy of flow batteries by 60% and extends their life.
Norway, discovered huge mineral deposit: it can give us batteries for 100 years
Forget black gold, here's phosphate: a Norwegian mine promises to cover global demand for battery minerals for a century.
From earthquakes to batteries: the future of vibration energy
C-PVEH, a new high-performance device, promises to power the future of the Internet of Things by transforming vibrations into electricity.
Goodbye batteries: first steps towards cell phones that don't need to be recharged
At the University of Washington developed the prototype of a device that collects and uses energy from an antenna. Will the cell phones of tomorrow be like this?
Aquifers, the gigantic “batteries” hidden under our feet
ATES: the technology that can transform aquifers into natural "batteries" to store thermal energy and reduce emissions
