Posts Tagged ‘battery’
Electrode for durable batteries on the grid
STANFORD (US) — A new type of battery electrode could make large-scale storage for solar and wind power more feasible. Continue…
Monday, November 28, 2011 12:56 - 2 Comments
Science & Technology - Nov 17, 2011 12:37 - 1 Comment
New phone battery charges 10x faster
NORTHWESTERN (US) — A new lithium-ion battery not only holds a charge up to 10 times longer than current technology, but can also charge 10 times faster. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 7, 2011 11:34 - 2 Comments
Sulphur gives battery 10x more storage
STANFORD (US) — By combining sulfur-coated hollow carbon nanofibers and an electrolyte additive, researchers have designed a battery that overcomes the storage challenges of current lithium-ion versions. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 24, 2011 10:11 - 1 Comment
Nano bundles offer ‘extreme’ storage
RICE U. (US) — A new solid-state, nanotube-based supercapacitor promises to combine the best qualities of high-energy batteries and fast-charging capacitors in a device suitable for extreme environments. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 2, 2011 11:44 - 0 Comments
Can’t get any smaller: Battery in a nanowire
RICE U. (US) — Researchers have packed a lithium ion battery into a single nanowire, creating what may be the smallest possible version of such energy storage devices. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 28, 2011 13:27 - 6 Comments
H2O cocktail fuels battery power
STANFORD (US) — A rechargeable battery that uses a mix of freshwater and sea water has the potential to supply about 2 terawatts of electricity annually—or about 13 percent of the world’s current energy consumption. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 13, 2010 9:47 - 0 Comments
Nanowire heart pumps next-gen battery
RICE (US) — Faster-charging three-dimensional microbatteries may soon be able to power new generations of remote sensors, display screens, smart cards, flexible electronics, and biomedical devices. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 8, 2010 11:15 - 1 Comment
Nasty virus makes nice lithium batteries
U. MARYLAND-COLLEGE PARK (US) — Bad viruses are being put to good use to build a new generation of small, powerful, and highly efficient batteries and fuel cells. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 9, 2009 10:43 - 0 Comments
Nanotubes + ink + paper = instant battery
STANFORD (US)—Dip an ordinary piece of paper into ink infused with carbon nanotubes and silver nanowires, and it turns into a battery or supercapacitor. Crumple the piece of paper, and it still works. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 22, 2009 17:08 - 0 Comments
Patchy particles show promise for drug delivery
U. PENN (US)—A team of physicists, chemists, and engineers has demonstrated a novel method for the controlled formation of patchy particles, using charged, self-assembling molecules. The particles may one day serve as drug-delivery vehicles and perhaps be used in small batteries that store and release charge. (more…)
