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IEEE Spectrum February 2011 Neil Savage |
Batteries That Breathe Using oxygen as a cathode could give lithium batteries 10 times the energy |
Chemistry World October 13, 2011 Fay Nolan Neylan |
Fluoride Shuttle Batteries Lift Off Scientists in Germany say that a rechargeable battery that works on the basis of fluoride transfer between electrodes could have a better storage capacity than current batteries. |
Chemistry World September 26, 2011 Simon Hadlington |
Electric vehicles set to charge ahead 'There is a big effort to improve lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles and largely the outcome will be dictated by how the consumer reacts,' says Daniel Abraham, a battery expert at the Argonne National Laboratory in the US. |
Technology Research News May 21, 2003 |
Magnesium batteries show mettle Researchers from Bar-Ilan University in Israel have developed rechargeable batteries made from magnesium, a cheap, abundant and relatively environmentally friendly metal. |
Chemistry World December 3, 2013 Emily James |
Lithium -- sulfur batteries ready to go the distance A non-stop trip from London to Paris in an eco-friendly car could soon be possible, if powered by the latest lithium -- sulfur battery created by scientists in the US. |
Chemistry World February 10, 2015 William Bergius |
Next generation lithium -- sulfur batteries given DNA boost In a creative application of rational design, scientists in China have turned to nature to help overcome one of the key challenges facing the most probable successor to the lithium ion battery. |
Chemistry World March 11, 2009 Hayley Birch |
Super battery could power electric cars Scientists in the US have built a lithium based 'super battery' that releases its charge 100 times faster than a regular rechargeable. |
Chemistry World August 15, 2012 Andy Extance |
Cells step toward plugless charging What if you could charge your phone's battery by slotting it into the sole of your shoe and walking on it? That bizarre scenario has just become more likely, thanks to Zhong Lin Wang and his team at the Georgia Institute of Technology, US. |
Chemistry World March 31, 2011 Kate McAlpine |
Water result for Li battery technology A new approach to alkali batteries, in which the cathode is dissolved in water that flows through the system, could overcome the limitations of currently available batteries |
Chemistry World April 7, 2015 Tim Wogan |
Super-fast charging aluminium batteries ready to take on lithium A new rival to the lithium-ion battery has been created that charges in under a minute and still performs almost perfectly after being recharged thousands of times. |
Chemistry World April 2, 2009 Jon Cartwright |
Biological battery powers up Scientists in the US have created a rechargeable 'lithium ion' battery with the help of a genetically programmed virus that acts as a scaffold for highly conductive electrodes. |
Chemistry World March 11, 2011 Harriet Brewerton |
Drawing batteries Scientists in Japan have made an electrode for a lithium-air battery using a pencil. The advance could bring efficient, environmentally friendly and safe batteries for electric vehicles a step closer. |
Chemistry World October 10, 2013 Rowan Frame |
Molten air -- a new class of battery Scientists from the US have invented a new type of battery. The so-called 'molten air batteries' have among the highest electrical storage capacities of all battery types to date. |
Chemistry World October 28, 2010 Carol Stanier |
Hybrid electrolyte for better batteries Safer, more durable batteries are the aim of a US team that has made a new, hybrid nanoparticle-ionic liquid electrolyte. |
Chemistry World May 17, 2009 Jon Cartwright |
Carbon electrodes help form high capacity lithium-sulfur batteries Chemists in Canada have used a carbon framework to form an electrode in lithium-sulfur batteries that results in charge capacities several times greater than standard lithium ion batteries. |
Chemistry World July 25, 2013 Jeanne Therese Andres |
Long-life lithium sulfide batteries Scientists from the US and China have identified a polymer that makes lithium sulfide batteries last longer. |
Chemistry World November 25, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Silicon for better batteries A new silicon-based anode could greatly increase the storage capacity of lithium ion batteries - boosting the runtimes of devices such as laptops and mobile phones by up to seven times |
Chemistry World June 20, 2010 Jon Cartwright |
Carbon nanotubes boost battery power Researchers in the US claim to have created electrodes from carbon nanotubes that can make lithium-ion batteries some ten times more powerful than conventional models. |
Chemistry World December 7, 2015 Emma Stephen |
Chocolate box batteries The truffle inspired carbon nanoparticles consist of a carbon infused sulfur core and an ion-selective polymer shell |
Chemistry World April 7, 2011 Carl Saxton |
Power sources get flexible US scientists have designed an ultra-thin, flexible battery with the highest charge capacity reported for thin film cells. The battery can also be charged at a lower voltage than lithium ion batteries. |
Chemistry World October 23, 2012 Andrew Turley |
Bankruptcy for US Li ion battery maker US lithium iron phosphate battery maker A123 Systems has filed for bankruptcy. Meanwhile, it has arranged to sell its automotive batteries business to technology giant Johnson Controls. |
IndustryWeek May 19, 2010 |
Nanocomposite Materials Offer Battery Boost New research from the Georgia Institute of Technology suggests material could vastly improve performance of lithium-ion batteries for cars and electronics. |
Chemistry World December 9, 2010 Mike Brown |
Lithiation through the lens Scientists have generated high resolution images of lithium ions being deposited on a single nanowire anode, revealing how the material grows and flexes in response to charge. |
Chemistry World July 28, 2014 Tim Wogan |
Better batteries with pure lithium anodes Researchers in the US have developed a coating that could allow next generation batteries to have pure lithium anodes. |
Chemistry World September 19, 2007 Ned Stafford |
Electric Cars Hoping for Lithium Ion Revolution General Motors is betting that chemists are close to solving the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle puzzle, by developing rechargeable batteries that are safe, robust, long-lasting, and inexpensive. |
Chemistry World September 15, 2015 William Bergius |
New cathode material for sodium ion batteries An international team of scientists led by the inventor of the lithium ion battery has put forward a new cathode material for its potential successor, the sodium ion battery. |
Chemistry World January 9, 2014 Tim Wogan |
Disorder opens up battery material field Better lithium-ion batteries that hold more power could be made by introducing disorder into their electrodes -- going against the prevailing wisdom on the best way to improve them. |
Chemistry World July 26, 2011 Kate McAlpine |
Transparent Lithium Ion Batteries Make Electricity Generating Windows Possible Energy-harvesting windows are a step closer with the development of a transparent lithium ion battery. |
PC Magazine May 1, 2009 Sascha Segan |
Upgrade Your Phone's Battery If you've had your phone for more than a year, you'll be surprised at how much a new battery can liven it up. |
Popular Mechanics October 20, 2009 Joe P. Hasler |
The Key to the Battery-Powered House: Q&A With Ceramatec Ceramatec's advanced-materials specialists and electrochemists have developed a sodium-sulfur battery that potentially could produce 5 kilowatt-hours for 4 hours before needing to recharge. |
Chemistry World October 21, 2014 Katrina Kramer |
Firing up battery safety Lithium ion batteries are used in millions of electronic devices, but they are potentially hazardous. Researchers from the US and China have developed an early warning system to prevent such accidents. |
The Motley Fool June 18, 2010 Andrew Bond |
Rags to Riches for Afghanistan and Automakers? Vast riches of lithium in Afghanistan could play a key role in the push for greener cars. |
Chemistry World May 10, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
New Electrode Material for High-Capacity Lithium Batteries US researchers presented details of a new electrode material for rechargeable batteries which, they claim, can store almost twice as much charge as conventional electrodes. |
Chemistry World September 15, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Super-thin batteries made from paper and algae Although the batteries have lower voltage and power density than conventional batteries, their low cost and flexibility hold great promise for applications where metal-based batteries are impractical. |
Chemistry World April 16, 2013 Caryl Richards |
Radical approach to turn sulfur into polymers A single-step process to co-polymerize elemental sulfur -- a by-product of petroleum refining -- converts this cheap and abundant resource into novel and useful copolymers. |
Chemistry World February 23, 2011 Laura Howes |
Capsules for safer and more reliable lithium ion batteries Capsules coated onto electrodes could mitigate potential problems with lithium ion batteries by turning the batteries off when they overheat and 'healing' the electrodes when they crack and degrade, according to a researcher in the US. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2008 John Keller |
Lithium Batteries Are Still the Choice to Power Manpack Military Gear Lithium batteries are small, lightweight, and efficient, but also important is it's ability to function properly in temperature extremes. |
Popular Mechanics December 20, 2007 Logan Ward |
New Nanowire Battery Life Reaches From iPods to Electric Cars Lithium-ion batteries that power most devices may soon be able to hold 10 times as much power. |
PC Magazine April 4, 2008 Frank Washburn |
Charging Into the Future Researchers are upgrading lithium ion and green-alternative batteries for increasingly power-hungry mobile devices. |
Chemistry World November 2, 2015 Tim Wogan |
New lithium-air battery safe from water damage A lithium-air battery with superior efficiency and stability has been developed by researchers in the UK. |
Chemistry World November 17, 2013 Tim Wogan |
Self-healing battery cracks anode fracturing problem US researchers have created battery anodes that heal themselves after they fracture, substantially prolonging battery life. |
Chemistry World September 8, 2011 David Bradley |
Seaweed extract gives lithium batteries a boost An extract from brown algae could give rechargeable lithium-ion batteries a boost by allowing silicon nanopowder to be used as a high-capacity alternative to graphite electrodes. |
Chemistry World September 25, 2015 Matthew Gunther |
Alkaline flow battery charges up renewable energy storage Scientists in the US have developed an alkaline flow battery that they hope will help to tackle the tricky problem of storing energy from renewable power sources such as wind and solar. |
Chemistry World June 24, 2013 Emma Stoye |
Miniature battery a first for 3D printing Researchers in the US have created a lithium-ion battery the size of a grain of sand, the first to be manufactured by 3D printing. |
IEEE Spectrum September 2007 John Voelcker |
Lithium Batteries Take to the Road Hybrid electric cars need much better batteries -- and A123, a plucky Massachusetts start-up, says it's got them. |
Chemistry World February 25, 2011 Rebecca Brodie |
Bendy batteries a step closer Scientists from Korea have found that with the use of graphene nanosheets, the fabrication of bendable power sources is possible. |
PC Magazine December 21, 2005 Bill Howard |
Getting the Most from Your Batteries Batteries light up our lives and a whole array of devices. Here's how to choose and use them. |
National Defense October 2009 Jean & Erwin |
On The Road to More Fuel-Efficient Vehicles A123Systems, a lithium ion battery producer, has teamed with the Energy Department's Oak Ridge National Laboratory to develop fuel-efficient vehicle technology. Funding for the joint project is being provided under the Recovery Act. |
Wired November 2006 John Hockenberry |
Building a Better Battery They run out of juice - or burst into flames - at exactly the wrong time. Can't anyone make a decent battery? |
Chemistry World July 3, 2012 Philip Robinson |
Triazine boosts polymer energy storage A team of scientists from Germany and Japan have presented a new principle for storing energy in lithium ion batteries using a porous polymer framework. This could give these new batteries double the energy storage of conventional lithium ion batteries. |