Breakthrough in aluminum battery research

A research group has created an organic redox polymer for use as a positive electrode in aluminum-ion batteries. Aluminum-ion batteries are emerging as a potential successor to traditional batteries that rely on hard-to-source and challenging-to-recycle materials like lithium. This shift is attribu

Scientists Develop Aluminum-Ion Batteries With Improved …

A research group has created an organic redox polymer for use as a positive electrode in aluminum-ion batteries. Aluminum-ion batteries are emerging as a potential successor to traditional batteries that rely on hard-to-source and challenging-to-recycle materials like lithium. This shift is attribu

Scientists make ''significant'' breakthrough in EV battery …

Aluminum, the most abundant metal in the Earth''s crust, has entered the conversation about battery packs. And now, experts working on better electric vehicle power sources hope they can soon ...

The biggest battery breakthroughs of 2020

Battery design and chemistry is a highly active area of scientific research, and 2020 offered a look at the many ways these devices could be improved in the coming years QuantumScape''s solid state ...

Solid state battery design charges in minutes, lasts for thousands …

Research paves the way for better lithium metal batteries Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new lithium metal battery that can be charged and discharged at …

Battery Breakthrough: Scientists Reveal the Mechanics of Solid …

When electricity flows through a battery, the materials inside it gradually wear down. The physical forces of stress and strain also play a role in this process, but their exact effects on the battery''s performance and lifespan are not completely known. A team led by researchers at the Department

Battery breakthrough: Scientists invent cheap aluminium-sulphur alternative to lithium-ion batteries …

Scientists at MIT have invented a new battery to back-up renewables, at a sixth of the cost of the standard model. Water Matters Europe''s water is under increasing pressure. Pollution, droughts ...

A new concept for low-cost batteries | MIT News | Massachusetts …

Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have developed a new cost-effective battery design that relies on aluminum ion, reports Robert F. Service for …

Breakthrough in Lithium Battery Performance

Research collaboration between Delft University of Technology and CNPE results in potential breakthrough in lithium battery cycle life and fast charging. ... LME lead opened at $2,039.5/mt on Monday, hitting a low of $2,031/mt, but hiked to …

UChicago Prof. Shirley Meng''s Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion creates world''s first anode-free sodium solid-state battery …

News UChicago Prof. Shirley Meng''s Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion creates world''s first anode-free sodium solid-state battery – a breakthrough in inexpensive, clean, fast-charging batteries UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering Prof. Y. Shirley Meng''s Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion has created the world''s …

Research team achieves breakthrough in battery technology …

"Our development paves the way for sulfur electrodes as a viable alternative to conventional metal-based cathodes," research lead professor Michael J. Bojdys said in a lab report. Batteries have ...

Battery breakthrough: Scientists invent cheap aluminium-sulphur alternative to lithium-ion batteries …

Enter: The aluminium-sulfur battery Moving away from the traditional lithium-ion model, the new battery is made from aluminium and sulfur. Aluminium is the second most plentiful metal on the ...

Cobalt-free batteries could power cars of the future

The new lithium-ion battery includes a cathode based on organic materials, instead of cobalt or nickel (another metal often used in lithium-ion batteries). In a new study, the researchers showed that this material, which could be produced at much lower cost than cobalt-containing batteries, can conduct electricity at similar rates as …

Voltage Breakthrough in Quest for Cheaper, Safer Batteries

A QUT-led team of international researchers has made a breakthrough in the development of a type of battery that is much safer and cheaper than the batteries currently charging our smart devices. The research, published in the prestigious Journal of the American Chemical Society, has demonstrated a way of improving the voltage of …

Batteries | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Pixel-by-pixel analysis yields insights into lithium-ion batteries In a first, researchers have observed how lithium ions flow through a battery interface, which could help engineers optimize the material''s design. September 13, 2023 Read full story →

Rechargeable Aqueous Aluminum‐Ion Battery: Progress and …

The high cost and scarcity of lithium resources have prompted researchers to seek alternatives to lithium-ion batteries. Among emerging "Beyond Lithium" …

Australian aluminium-ion battery breakthrough

The breakthrough technology comes from a University of Queensland (UQ) research project and replaces expensive lithium with aluminium, which boosts the energy density of batteries enormously. So quickly do the new graphene aluminium-ion batteries charge and discharge that they effectively bridge the gap between lithium-ion …

Batteries News

2 · Read the latest research on everything from new longer life batteries and batteries with viruses to a nano-size battery. Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Researchers Develop Innovative Battery Recycling ...

Microsoft collaborates with researchers to make breakthrough in EV battery …

The researchers successfully tested the battery by using it to power a lightbulb. Microsoft collaborates with researchers to make breakthrough in EV battery technology: ''The holy grail'' first ...

New aluminium radical battery promises more sustainable power

The team developed the first design of aluminium radical batteries which use water-based electrolytes that are fire-retardant and air-stable, delivering a stable …

Scientists Develop Aluminum-Ion Batteries With Improved …

By studying the redox properties of poly (3-vinyl-N-methylphenothiazine) in chloroaluminate-based ionic liquid, we have made a significant breakthrough by …

Harvard researchers make game-changing breakthrough with new solid-state battery: ''The holy grail of batteries''

Harvard researchers recently made a game-changing breakthrough that could transform rechargeable batteries. Experts specializing in lithium metal battery research at the Harvard John A. Paulson ...