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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.  |
Chemistry World August 8, 2010 Lewis Brindley |
Wet batteries power up The performance of water-based lithium-ion batteries has been greatly boosted by removing oxygen from the power cells, report Chinese researchers.  |
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 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.  |
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.  |
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 22, 2014 David Bradley |
Molten metal batteries set to store grid power Storing electricity from intermittent, but renewable, sources such as wind and solar power and even from more conventional power stations, could allow national electrical grids to meet demand more consistently.  |
Chemistry World September 2009 |
Column: The crucible Philip Ball looks at a new device that creates energy from salinity differences between fresh and sea water  |
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.  |
Technology Research News March 26, 2003 |
On-chip battery debuts Researchers from Hosei University in Japan have taken a big step toward giving nano devices and biochips onboard power supplies.  |
Chemistry World April 13, 2011 Fay Nolan-Neylan |
Nanofiltration for better energy storage Scientists in China have found that nanofiltration membranes could enhance the efficiency of vanadium redox flow batteries making them a more viable tool for large-scale energy storage.  |
Chemistry World October 26, 2011 Kate McAlpine |
Dismissing gatekeepers for enhanced nerve control US researchers have invented a better way to stimulate or block nerve impulses by coating an electrode with a membrane that can control the local concentration of ions.  |
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 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 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.  |
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 June 10, 2012 Jon Cartwright |
Electrode dip to freshen up saltwater Producing freshwater from brackish water could be cheaper and easier than previously thought, according to researchers who have developed a new technique for desalination.  |
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.  |
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 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 September 25, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Graphene racks up the charge Researchers in the US have used graphene, sheets of carbon that are just one atom thick, to improve the performance of energy-storage devices which could supersede batteries in electric cars.  |
Technology Research News December 1, 2004 Kimberly Patch |
Solar Cell Doubles as Battery Scientists have designed a single, compact device that can both convert solar energy to electricity and store the electricity.  |
Chemistry World December 17, 2007 Jonathan Edwards |
Silicon Nanowire Boost for Rechargeable Batteries Scientists in the US have devised an easy way of using silicon nanowires to increase the capacity of lithium batteries.  |
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 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 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 September 7, 2015 Tim Wogan |
Graphene and phosphorene upgrade sodium ion battery A new material comprising interspersed layers of graphene and phosphorene has been shown to be a more stable, more conductive and higher capacity anode for sodium ion batteries than previous materials.  |
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 12, 2010 Andy Extance |
Balloon model bursts battery charge gap Over-simplifying chemical processes occurring in batteries has obscured an opportunity to improve energy efficiency, according to Slovenian and German scientists.  |
Chemistry World March 27, 2013 Jennifer Newton |
Flow electrodes may enable large-scale sea water desalination Scientists from South Korea have modified a water treatment method called capacitive deionization, with the aim of desalinizing sea water on a large scale. Capacitive deionization uses an electric field to remove cations and anions from water flowing past two oppositely placed electrodes.  |
Chemistry World September 21, 2010 Hayley Birch |
Self-pumping membrane mimics cell machinery US researchers have imitated the transport functions of biological membranes by incorporating tiny pumps into synthetic membranes. They say their 'self-pumping' mimics could be used in compartment-less fuel cells.  |
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.  |
Popular Mechanics July 2003 Mike Allen |
How To Charge Your Battery Motorhomes, tractors, boats, motorcycles and other occasional-use vehicles should use a battery-maintainer style of charger to prevent battery damage. The permanent extra wiring harness makes it easy to hook up the charger when necessary.  |
Chemistry World March 21, 2010 Lewis Brindley |
Drinking water from sunlight and seawater A device that can 'push' the salt out of seawater has been developed by US researchers.  |
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.  |
Technology Research News September 22, 2004 Kimberly Patch |
Fuel Cell Converts Waste to Power One problem with fuel cells is that they produce carbon monoxide, which can gum up the works. Researchers have found a way to use the carbon monoxide to produce more energy in a reaction that can take place at room temperature.  |
IEEE Spectrum December 2008 Prachi Patel-Predd |
A Battery-Capacitor Hybrid for Hybrids Engineers give lead-acid batteries a makeover by crossing them with ultracapacitors.  |
Technology Research News January 29, 2003 Kimberly Patch |
Tiny hole guides atoms against tide Researchers in Poland have made a synthetic device that uses an electrical field and an extremely small, conical pore in a thin film of material to coax potassium ions through the artificial membrane against their electrochemical potential.  |
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.  |
Fast Company August 8, 2011 Rachel Z. Arndt |
Maria StrA mme On Making A Lithium-Ion Battery Using Algae Here comes the next generation of innovators revolutionizing batteries. Maria StrA mme was on the research team that developed a battery using algae.  |
IEEE Spectrum June 2010 Sally Adee |
Eight Technologies for Drinkable Seawater Desalination takes too much energy, but emerging technologies will help  |
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.  |
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.  |
Chemistry World July 28, 2015 Laura Fisher |
Battery buffer takes the strain Researchers in China and the US have developed a layered oxide that shrinks when ions are intercalated into it, with the hope of buffering the volume expansion seen in common electrode materials.  |
IEEE Spectrum March 2009 Samuel K. Moore |
A Rapid-Recharge Lithium Battery MIT scientists tweak lithium formula to let battery discharge in seconds  |
The Motley Fool August 6, 2010 Herman K. Trabish |
Xcel Shows It Can Catch the Wind in a Big Battery Utility's test results prove wind power and solar power can work better with a 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 February 15, 2010 Andy Extance |
Reversing attraction shrinks car batteries Transforming the most important attractive force acting between molecules into a repulsive one could enable US scientists to nearly halve the size of lithium-ion batteries.  |
National Defense August 2009 Jason Jacks |
Battery to Extend Work-Life Of Bomb-Disposal Robots A team of Penn State University researchers developed a battery for the military's bomb-disposal Talon robots that has a 23-percent longer life span than current power packs.  |
Chemistry World March 31, 2015 Charlie Quigg |
Bounce denotes battery health Inspired by a YouTube video, scientists in the US have confirmed that a simple bounce test can be used as a technique to indicate charge in a battery.  |