Batteries – Page 7
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PodcastManganese dioxide
Brian Clegg paints a picture of a compound found in ancient cave paintings and top-of-the-range electronics: Manganese dioxide
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ResearchNew lithium-air battery safe from water damage
Adding lithium iodide to battery electrolyte boosts stability and efficiency
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ResearchAlkaline flow battery charges up renewable energy storage
Non-toxic organic molecules may offer a low cost and safe alternative to acid-based electrolytes
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ResearchNew cathode material for sodium ion batteries
The fixed layered structure of the mineral eldfellite make it ideal for sodium in-plane diffusion
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ResearchGraphene and phosphorene upgrade sodium ion battery
Anodes containing 2D materials boost stability, conductivity and capacity
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ResearchBattery buffer takes the strain
Unconventional layered oxide that counteracts volume expansion in electrodes could help batteries last longer
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ResearchElectricity harvested from magnetic noise
Magneto–mechano–electric generator could be effective power source for wireless charging
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Research
Exploding batteries caught on camera
Imaging used to capture exactly what goes on in a lithium-ion battery when a runaway chemical reaction occurs
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PodcastChemistry World podcast – May 2015
We find out how nanotoxicology could be holding back development, and ask if ‘patent or perish’ should be the new academic adage
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ResearchUltrasound test echoes with battery charge
Acoustic technique that measures physical changes could simplify battery tests
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ResearchSuper-fast charging aluminium batteries ready to take on lithium
New battery charges in under a minute and still performs perfectly after being recharged thousands of times
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ResearchBounce denotes battery health
Physical changes as battery discharges correlated with bounce
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ResearchNext generation lithium–sulfur batteries given DNA boost
Functionalising electrodes with DNA significantly enhances performance
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - December 2014
How nitrogen can make green explosives and why molecular communication might produce chatty nanobots
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ResearchPressure-sensitive coating makes swallowed batteries safer
Anode composite could end thousands of life-threatening incidents when children ingest button batteries
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ResearchFiring up battery safety
Smart battery provides early warning to prevent overheating hazard
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ResearchMolten metal batteries set to store grid power
Tests show that cheap, scalable battery should still have 85% of its storage capacity a decade later
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - August 2014
This month, how artificial comets may explain the origins of asymmetry in life. Plus, we speak to Martyn Poliakoff
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ResearchBetter batteries with pure lithium anodes
Protective carbon nanosphere coating overcomes lithium problems, pointing the way to improved capacity
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BusinessLithium-ion battery makers look to stimulate electric car production
Tesla Motors opens up patents and manufacturers plan capacity increases