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Category: batteries

batteries / electric vehicles / lithium ion / Science and Technology

Cracks in lithium-ion batteries actually speeds up charging

Cracks in lithium-ion batteries actually speed up electric vehicle charging. This runs counter to the view of many EV manufacturers.

batteries / electric vehicles / lithium ion / Science and Technology

Cracks in lithium-ion batteries actually speeds up charging

Cracks in lithium-ion batteries actually speed up electric vehicle charging. This runs counter to the view of many EV manufacturers.

batteries / electric vehicles / nickel / Science and Technology

Can new batteries eliminate need for cobalt mined by kids?

Nickel could reduce or even eliminate the use of cobalt in lithium-ion batteries, which is often mined using child labor.

batteries / electric vehicles / nickel / Science and Technology

Can new batteries eliminate need for cobalt mined by kids?

Nickel could reduce or even eliminate the use of cobalt in lithium-ion batteries, which is often mined using child labor.

batteries / Science and Technology / sustainability / water / zinc

New zinc batteries are safer, sustainable, powerful

It’s not easy to make batteries cheap, efficient, durable, safe, and environmentally friendly. New zinc metal batteries that have it all.

batteries / Science and Technology / water

Findings are a step toward water-based batteries

Researchers have discovered a 1,000% difference in the storage capacity of metal-free, water-based battery electrodes.

batteries / materials science / Science and Technology

Elastic material could protect flexible batteries from gases

A new elastic material could be used to create flexible batteries for “soft” electronics. It’s impervious to gases and liquids.

batteries / materials science / Science and Technology

Elastic material could protect flexible batteries from gases

A new elastic material could be used to create flexible batteries for “soft” electronics. It’s impervious to gases and liquids.

batteries / electronics / salt / Science and Technology

A little more salt may keep batteries from catching fire

Adding more salt to a polymer-based electrolyte can keep batteries working without catching fire when heated to over 140 degrees F. 

batteries / Featured / Science and Technology

Listen: Why we need new, better batteries

In this podcast episode, Shirley Meng details the crucial race to build a better battery—one that lasts longer and charges faster.

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