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Researchers Demonstrate Electrochemical Strategy for CO2 Fixation

Researchers working toward the mysterious lithium-air battery have unveiled an unexpected approach to capturing and storing carbon dioxide away from the atmosphere.

10 Aug 2017

Saliva-Powered Battery Shows Potential for Use in Extreme Conditions

A team of researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have developed the following step in microbial fuel cells (MFCs): a battery triggered by spit that can be used in challenging conditions where normal batteries do not function.

9 Aug 2017

Researchers Develop Long Lasting, Energy Density Battery

The newest innovation at The City College of New York-based CUNY Energy Institute is a new generation of manganese dioxide-zinc batteries with unparalleled cycle life and energy density. The discovery has made the regular household battery ideal for large grid storage applications.

2 Aug 2017

Research Details New Advances for Lithium-Ion Batteries to Operate in Extreme Environments

Lithium-ion batteries are common power sources for cellphones and other electronic gadgets, however they tend to be problematic in extreme cold or heat. A Rice University laboratory has proposed ways to expand their range.

27 Jul 2017

UMD Scientists Invent First Ever Bio-Compatible, Ion Current Battery

Scientists at the University of Maryland have invented a totally new kind of battery. It is bio-compatible because it generates the same kind of ion-based electrical energy used by humans and other living things.

25 Jul 2017

2016 Nobel Prize Molecule Used to Transform Battery Capacities

The battery community has been intensely studying silicon anodes due to its capability of delivering 3~5-times higher capacities compared with those using existing graphite anodes in lithium ion batteries.

24 Jul 2017

Non-Toxic Alternative to Replace Lead-Based Solar Cells

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the United States have used theoretical and experimental techniques to demonstrate how bismuth – the so-called “green element” which can be found right next to lead on the periodic table - could be used in low-cost solar cells.

19 Jul 2017

Nanomaterial catalyst has potential to improve solar energy storage

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland have developed a new material that acts as a catalyst within the electrolyser, potentially making such devices cheaper and more efficient in the future.

18 Jul 2017

New Findings Could Open New Avenues for Developing Lithium Batteries with Solid Electrolytes

Today, most of lithium-ion batteries, which power everything from phones to cars, use a liquid as the electrolyte between two electrodes. Although a solid electrolyte could offer major benefits for safety and energy storage capacity, its effort to do this have faced unexpected challenges.

18 Jul 2017

Researchers Create New Battery Electrode Design from MXene Material

Imagine fully charging a cell phone in just a few seconds. Now, researchers from Drexel University’s College of Engineering have moved a big step forward in making this reality with their latest work unveiling of a new battery electrode design in the Nature Energy journal.

11 Jul 2017