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Raise you’re hand if you’ve ever soldered directly to a battery even though you know better. We’ve all been there. Sometimes we get away with it when we have a …read more Continue reading Gorgeous Battery Welder Hits The Spot
Solid state batteries have long been promised to us as the solution to our energy storage needs. Theoretically capable of greater storage densities than existing lithium-ion and lithium-polymer cells, while …read more Continue reading Murata To Deliver Solid State Batteries to Market In the Fall
Many might be familiar with their smartphones or other electronic devices losing the charge over time, but the lithium-ion batteries that power them actually forego a sizable chunk of their capacity before they even get started. This is caused by impur… Continue reading Inventor of lithium batteries creates a coating to boost their capacity
While electric vehicles certainly are more eco-friendly than their fuel-burning counterparts, their battery packs still aren’t as recyclable as they could be. A new process could help, by more efficiently extracting reusable materials from old lithium-… Continue reading New process promises more efficient recycling of EV batteries
Electric RC aircraft are not known for long flight times, with multirotors usually doing 20-45 minutes, while most fixed wings will struggle to get past two hours. [Matthew Heiskell] blew …read more Continue reading Electric RC Plane Flies For Almost 11 Hours
By better understanding the intricacies of how lithium batteries operate, scientists can more easily identify opportunities to improve their performance, and scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a powerful new tool for the job. A lo… Continue reading Real-time view of lithium ions in motion opens door to next-gen batteries
Scientists in South Korea have made a breakthrough in battery research that could help us bust through a key bottleneck in energy storage. The team’s advance overcomes a technical issue that has held back highly promising lithium-metal battery architec… Continue reading Ultra-thin lithium offers a solid platform for high-capacity batteries
A new technique is allowing researchers to measure endogenous lithium concentrations in the human brain for the very first time. To test the technique researchers compared lithium levels in post-mortem brain tissue between a suicidal subject and a pair… Continue reading New technique links lithium distribution in the brain to depression
When it comes to alternative battery architectures, designs that replace the conventional graphite material in one of the electrodes with high-density lithium metal are seen as hugely promising. An MIT team has developed a new electrolyte solution that… Continue reading “Drop in” electrolyte avoids cracking in high-capacity lithium battery
By swapping out conventional materials for experimental ones scientists continue to make exciting advances in the performance of lithium batteries, and a team in Japan has just published research around a particularly promising one. The team’s new desi… Continue reading New polymer prevents cracks appearing in long-lasting lithium batteries