Battery Technical
Is Urea the ‘Holy Grail’ of Batteries?
If there is a ‘holy grail’ of batteries among the ebb and flow of research…
Browsing: Electrolyte
Battery Technical
Featured
MIT Investigates Solid Lithium-Ion Batteries
Solid lithium-ion batteries are back in the news again. Most commercial batteries – outside of…
Featured
A Garnet of a Battery Leap Forward
Garnet gemstones are a group of silicate minerals with a famous pedigree. First, their ruby…
Featured
Longer Lithium Battery Life Upon Us
The path of true love is never smooth some say. Neither, at least for now…
Lithium Polymer Batteries of Two Types
Before we start, let us first define what polymer is. Or should be rather say…
Battery Basics
Lithium Battery Technology & What Makes It Special
When we browse for batteries on the internet and in shops, we hope to balance…
Featured
‘Ancient Battery’ from the Parthian Period
The Parthian Empire controlled the Middle East and Central Europe from 247 BC to 224…
Battery Basics
What Are Electrodes & What Do They Do?
If you think of an ‘elect-rode’ as being an electric rod, you are close to…
Calcium and Other Advances in Lead Acid Battery Technology
Lead acid batteries are pretty much the oldest batteries in the world. Over a century…
The World’s Smallest Battery
Researchers at the University of Maryland have invented a single miniature structure that includes…