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Boron nitride nanotubes move lithium ions 31 times faster than expected
6+ hour, 59+ min ago (222+ words) Scientists used boron nitride, a synthetic crystalline compound, to build membranes containing millions of microscopic tubes that move lithium ions far faster than other charged particles. Lithium transport was observed at up to 31 times the rate expected from standard diffusion....
Rechargeable zinc batteries: Overcoming challenges and finding opportunities
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (176+ words) Safe and sustainable zinc batteries have made major inroads in the energy storage space over the past five years, accumulating$1. 3 billionin combined private and public investmentand leading to a half-dozen factorybuilds. Last month Ienjoyedcollaboratingwith U. S. Department of Energy leadership at a…...
New electrolyte tech enables stable operation of high-voltage sodium-ion batteries
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (456+ words) ESS News New electrolyte tech enables stable operation of high-voltage sodium-ion batteries Researchers from the U. S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed a meta-weakly solvating electrolyte that can reportedly enable stable operation of high-voltage sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries....
Improving sodium-ion battery stability with calcium
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (413+ words) Researchers at the'Tokyo University of Science'in Japan report a breakthrough in improving the stability of sodium-ion batteries under ambient conditions through a new calcium-doping strategy. Sodium-ion batteries have long struggled with surface instability in air and water, particularly in their…...
Researchers make significant advancement into thermal runaway-free sodium-ion batteries
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (285+ words) A team of researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences" Institute of Physics has published a paper in Nature Energy showing a potentially game-changing development in electrolytes for sodium-ion batteries that may accelerate the commercial use of sodium-ion technology. The…...
Titanium emerges as a vanadium alternative for redox flow batteries
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (310+ words) A Japanese-Chinese research team has developed a titanium molten salt redox-flow battery (TMSRB) that uses titanium ions as the redox-active material and molten salt as electrolyte. Intended for use in'grid-scale energy storage, the TMSRB is designed to provide higher charge-discharge…...
Conductive smart hydrogels as battery electrolytes: Promising for lithium, sodium, and zinc-ion chemistries
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (484+ words) ESS News Conductive smart hydrogels as battery electrolytes: Promising for lithium, sodium, and zinc-ion chemistries Battery research in industry and acadaemia continues to advance ideas in electrodes and electrolytes, covering materials, designs, safety, efficacy, and green credentials. In most cases…...
Molecular solar battery stores energy for days, yields hydrogen on demand
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (149+ words) ESS News Molecular solar battery stores energy for days, yields hydrogen on demand The approach decouples solar generation from hydrogen production " a departure from conventional systems that require electrolysis and renewable generation to run simultaneously. Once energy is stored in…...
2 D carbon selenide offers route to competitive sodium-ion batteries
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (256+ words) A group of researchers at the'Delft University of Technology'(TU Delft) in the Netherlands has proposed to use'2 D carbon selenide (-CSe) as an anode material in sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) in an effort to improve device performance and safety.' "At…...
Nano Malaysia unveils sodium-ion prototype surpassing 300 Wh/kg
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (447+ words) ESS News Nano Malaysia unveils sodium-ion prototype surpassing 300 Wh/kg Nano Malaysia Berhad (NMB), an agency under Malaysia's Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), has unveiled a sodium'ion battery prototype with an energy density exceeding 300 Wh/kg, positioning it…...