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Lithium metal batteries that perform well at low temperatures

29.07.2020 | Tech Xplore | www.techxplore.com

Lithium (Li) batteries, or lithium metal batteries, use metallic lithium as an anode. Over the past few decades, rechargeable Li batteries have been used to power a wide variety of electronic devices…

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Lithium metal batteries that perform well at low temperatures

New technique to capture CO2 could reduce power plant greenhouse gases

24.07.2020 | University of California, Berkeley | www.berkeley.edu

A big advance in carbon capture technology could provide an efficient and inexpensive way for natural gas power plants to remove carbon dioxide from their flue emissions, a necessary step in reducing…

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New technique to capture CO2 could reduce power plant greenhouse gases

3-D printed batteries handle the squeeze

17.07.2020 | Phys.org | www.phys.org

While flexible and stretchable electronics technologies have progressed in leaps and bounds over the past 10 years, batteries to power them have some catching up to do. Researchers in Singapore and…

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3-D printed batteries handle the squeeze

New thin-film technology uses sustainable components for solar panels

26.06.2020 | Phys.org | www.phys.org

Commercialized thin-film solar panels on the market consist of rare-earth elements like indium and gallium, or highly toxic metals like cadmium. Both of these thin-film solar panel types have their…

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New thin-film technology uses sustainable components for solar panels

Saudi scientists have created spherical solar panels

15.06.2020 | Archyde | www.archyde.com

The main source of energy for most spacecraft is the sun. However, to effectively collect its rays, satellites must possess not only large-area photoelectric converters, but also with special…

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Saudi scientists have created spherical solar panels

New electrocatalysts to produce ethanol more efficiently

03.06.2020 | Tech Xplore | www.techxplore.com

In recent years, researchers worldwide have been exploring new methods of producing ethanol, a chemical compound that is extensively used in a variety of industrial settings. One way to produce this…

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New electrocatalysts to produce ethanol more efficiently

New Tesla battery will reshape the industry

18.05.2020 | Tech Xplore | www.techxplore.com

Tesla will introduce a new battery later this year that promises longer performance and lower cost that will position the auto manufacturer to bring vehicle prices in line with gasoline-powered…

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New Tesla battery will reshape the industry

AI techniques used to improve battery health and safety

06.04.2020 | University of Cambridge | www.cam.ac.uk

Researchers have designed a machine learning method that can predict battery health with 10x higher accuracy than current industry standard, which could aid in the development of safer and more…

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AI techniques used to improve battery health and safety

A cyclic phosphate-based electrolyte for safe and high voltage lithium-ion batteries

20.03.2020 | Tech Xplore | www.techxplore.com

In light of the ongoing shift toward renewable energy technologies and the growing number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, researchers worldwide have been trying to develop batteries that can…

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A cyclic phosphate-based electrolyte for safe and high voltage lithium-ion batteries

Light to electricity: New multi-material solar cells set new efficiency standard

06.03.2020 | Phys.org | www.phys.org

Researchers from the University of Toronto Engineering and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have overcome a key obstacle in combining the emerging solar-harvesting…

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