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Courtesy: Georgia Tech
Energy, Power January 18, 2022

Rubber material key fo long-lasting, safer EV batteries

佐治亚理工学院的研究人员have found rubber could be an alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries.

By Georgia Institute of Technology
Courtesy: University of Houston
Energy, Power July 17, 2021

有机基质,固态锂电动车电池产品开发loped with altered microstructure

University of Houston and Rice University researchers have discovered that thanol solvent boosts battery energy density, which could improve electric vehicles (EVs) and other battery-dependent machines.

By Nicole Johnson
Courtesy: Jie Xiao, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Energy, Power July 1, 2021

Lithium battery developments step forward for electric vehicles, more

A team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has created a lithium-metal battery that lasts for 600 cycles, which brings it closer to a lithium-ion battery's lifecycle.

By Tom Rickey
Courtesy: Yaskawa America Inc.
Energy, Power May 12, 2021

Mitigation, technologies for power system harmonics

Webcast teaches power system harmonics and best practices for harmonics mitigation and their relationship to IEEE 519, which guides the design of power systems with non-linear loads. The 2014 revision of IEEE 519 clarified language subject to interpretation and misinterpretation.

By Larry Gardner and Christopher Jaszczolt
Courtesy: Texas A&M Engineering
Energy, Power May 11, 2021

Metal-free, recyclable peptide battery developed

A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Texas A&M University has made a breakthrough that could lead to battery production moving away from cobalt with lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries.

By Drew Thompson
Courtesy: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech
Energy, Power April 20, 2021

Leveraging the 5G network to wirelessly power IoT devices

Turning 5G networks into a wireless power grid for Internet of Things (IoT) devices that need batteries to operate could eliminate them altogether down the road.

By Anne Wainscott-Sargent
This magnified image shows aluminum deposited on carbon fibers in a battery electrode. The chemical bond makes the electrode thicker and its kinetics faster, resulting in a rechargeable battery that is safer, less expensive and more sustainable than lithium-ion batteries. Courtesy: Cornell University
Energy, Power April 11, 2021

Aluminum-anode batteries offer sustainable alternative

Aluminum-anode batteries are safer, less expensive and more sustainable than lithium-ion batteries.

By David Nutt
Energy, Power January 14, 2021

Safer, fast-charging aqueous battery developed

A 3D zinc-manganese nano-alloy anode has been developed, resulting in a stable, high-performance aqueous battery that uses seawater as an electrolyte.

By Jeannie Kever
Energy, Power November 18, 2020

Lithium-metal batteries offer alternative for users

Lithium metal solid-state batteries can provide a safer, more powerful alternative to the current standard.

By James Lynch
Energy, Power October 20, 2020

Manufacturing biobased electronics for sensors, batteries

Researchers are studying how plant-based inks can be used to print low-cost, biodegradable and recyclable sensors.

By Mike Krapfl