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UMD Researchers Make Revolutionary Advancement in Solid-State Battery Development

A team of researchers at the University of Maryland Energy Research Center and A. James Clark School of Engineering have announced a transformative development in the race to produce batteries that are at once safe, powerful, and affordable.

20 Dec 2016

Stanford Team Explores AI to Build Safer Lithium-Ion Batteries for Electronic Gadgets

Scientists have spent decades searching for a safe substitute to the flammable liquid electrolytes used in lithium-ion batteries.

16 Dec 2016

New Battery Test Cell Allows Separate Investigation of Anionic and Cationic Reactions

For years, small rechargeable lithium-ion batteries have reliably supplied billions of portable devices with energy. But manufacturers of high-energy applications such as electric cars and power storage systems seek for new electrode materials and electrolytes.

15 Dec 2016

Researchers One Step Closer to Making Seawater Battery

As lithium-ion batteries are widely used in smartphones and other rechargeable devices, it is hard to imagine replacing them. However, the increasing lithium price has induced a search for alternatives.

8 Dec 2016

Researchers Discover New Alternative for Battery Power Storage

New materials offering an alternative to battery power has turned out to be a major scientific advancement that has proven to be between 1,000-10,000 times more powerful than the currently available battery alternative - a supercapacitor.

6 Dec 2016

New Man-Made Diamond Capable of Producing Small Electrical Current

A new technology that uses nuclear waste in order to generate electricity in a nuclear-powered battery has been developed.

28 Nov 2016

Saint Jean Carbon to Build High Powered Lithium-Ion Battery Using Recycled Material

Saint Jean Carbon Inc., a carbon science company engaged in the design and build of energy storage carbon materials, is pleased to announce that Saint Jean Carbon and their battery manufacturing partner will build a high powered full scale lithium-ion battery with recycled/upcycling material from an electric car power pack and the upcycled anode material from Saint Jean Carbon.

25 Nov 2016