17-May-2022

US-based recycling technology company, ACE Green Recycling (ACE) announces its plans to build and operate four new lithium-ion battery recycling facilities with a planned total annual capacity of over 30,000 tons. The four locations will tap into previously underserved recycling markets and ...

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High-voltage environmentally friendly organic lithium-ion batteries

19-Apr-2022

A joint research team from Tohoku University and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has made a significant advancement towards high-voltage metal-free lithium-ion batteries that use a small organic molecule, croconic acid. The breakthrough moves us closer to realizing metal-free, ...

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11-Apr-2022

A new study by Chinese researchers demonstrates a novel approach to enhancing the storage performance of batteries and capacitors. The researchers developed a simple yet efficient way to produce a material with excellent performance for use in devices that rely on lithium-ion storage. They ...

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The reduction of so-called "dead lithium" is an essential key to increasing efficiency in batteries

07-Apr-2022

The development of resource-efficient manufacturing processes for next-generation battery anodes was the aim of the joint project „nextBatt“ funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). At the Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma ...

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Light makes ions mobile

24-Mar-2022

Lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells and many other devices depend on the high mobility of ions in order to work properly. But there a large number of obstacles to such mobility. A research team led by Jennifer L. M. Rupp of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Harry L. Tuller of the ...

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Better understanding of the problems associated to the thermal runaway of lithium-ion batteries

08-Mar-2022

Researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), belonging to the CMT-Motores Térmicos research institute, are working on different national and international projects to improve the safety of lithium-ion batteries, the most currently used in electric vehicles. As pointed out by ...

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A simple methodology for the synthesis of novel β-SiC nanoparticle-based anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

01-Mar-2022

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), known for their longevity, excellent charge storage characteristics, high energy density, and high operating voltage, have become the cornerstone of portable electronics, electronic vehicles, and the alternate energy economy. Manipulating the electrode material of ...

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Researchers answered long-standing questions about an emerging type of rechargeable battery posing competition to lithium-ion chemistry

21-Feb-2022

Today’s rechargeable batteries are a wonder, but far from perfect. Eventually, they all wear out, begetting expensive replacements and recycling. “But what if batteries were indestructible?” asks William Chueh, an associate professor of materials science and engineering at Stanford University and ...

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New battery material offers promise for the development of all-solid batteries

18-Feb-2022

In the quest for the perfect battery, scientists have two primary goals: create a device that can store a great deal of energy and do it safely. Many batteries contain liquid electrolytes, which are potentially flammable. As a result, solid-state lithium-ion batteries, which consist of entirely ...

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A promising anode material for lithium-ion batteries could unlock extremely fast battery charging for electric vehicles

22-Dec-2021

With the climate change concerns, an ever-increasing number of researchers are currently focusing on improving electric vehicles (EVs) to make them a more attractive alternative to conventional gas cars. The battery improvement of EVs is a key issue to attract more drives. In addition to safety, ...

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