New Battery Research
Simpler Sodium-Sulfur Batteries in Lab
Sodium-sulfur molten-salt chemistry typically uses liquid sodium, and liquid sulfur as electrodes storing energy. This…
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Green Energy From Spent Batteries In Vienna
Researchers at Technical University of Vienna, have created a new nanocatalyst from spent batteries and aluminum…
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Anode-Free Battery Defies Convention
Key to Operating Principles of Anode-Free Battery Anode-free schematics and energy density calculations. a) Cell…
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Metal-Air Electrochemical Cell Overview
A metal-air electrochemical cell uses an anode made from pure metal, and an external cathode…
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Powering Electric Vehicles with Phones
Using electrical vehicles to power homes during outages is hot news, and we could use…
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Charles Pollak Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor
Karol Franciszek Pollak was born in south-eastern Poland in 1859. He began working as an…
Battery Experiments
Power a Battery With Your Hands
Did you know you could power a battery with your hands without cranking a generator?…
Battery Experiments
Build a Battery With a Can of Soda
You could build a battery with many materials you could easily lay your hands on…
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New Battery Design from Abundant Materials
A lead scientist from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT claims a new design that is…
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GM Announces Better Low Cobalt Batteries
Twenty-nine months ago General Motors announced it would have 20 fully-electric vehicles by 2023. There’s…