Battery Basics
Will Sodium End Lithium’s Reign?
Will sodium end lithium’s reign, after battery manufacturer CATL’s dramatic move of entering sodium-ion mass…
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Electrochemistry in Batteries Unpacked
Electrochemistry in batteries is a process whereby chemical energy becomes electrical energy, and vice versa.…
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How Ions Travel Through Electrolytes
Every battery needs two types of moving particles. Electrons travel through wires outside a battery.…
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Intercalation in Battery Chemistry
One way to visualize intercalation in battery chemistry, is to imagine a multistory parking garage with…
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Breath of Fresh Air For Some Batteries
When we labeled this post a breath of fresh air for some batteries, we were…
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Can THAT Battery Go In The Trash?
We all use batteries, although they don’t last forever. That leaves us with a problem…
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Are All Battery Electrolytes Flammable?
Every battery needs an electrolyte that separates the electrodes, yet allows ions to pass between…
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Electric Vehicles Dominate Battery Markets
Electric vehicles dominate battery sales globally, and on an ongoing basis according to International Energy…
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Power Bank Diverts EasyJet Flight
There’s more to the convention that airline passengers should keep any lithium-ion batteries with them.…
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Two Temperature Scales for Batteries
We like to refer to the two temperature scales for batteries in our blog, because we…