Eutectic lithium salts can replenish the lithium ions that battery cathodes lose over extended use and restore their atomic structures.
26 April 2019
Researchers have found that plastic crystals of neopentylglycol could replace the inefficient gases used in most refrigerators and air conditioners.
26 April 2019
Researchers have discovered why vanadium disulfide is unstable as a battery cathode material and developed a way to make it more stable.
25 April 2019
Polymers that conduct electricity to stimulate cells and monitor their natural electrical activity could be useful in medicine
24 April 2019
3D printing in geometric designs and material composites for devices with novel optical properties
24 April 2019Laurie Donaldson
Carbohydrates from seaweed are being converted into complex carbon-based structures that can store electrical energy
23 April 2019
High-quality phosphorene nanoribbons for high-speed electronics
23 April 2019Laurie Donaldson
Researchers have synthesized tiny, individual, flexible phosphorene nanoribbons from crystals of black phosphorous and lithium ions.
15 April 2019
A coating of graphene can stop oxygen escaping from the cathode of a lithium battery, helping to prevent the battery from catching fire.
11 April 2019
An environmentally friendly deep eutectic solvent can extract valuable elements from the metal oxides commonly used as cathodes in lithium-ion batteries.
4 April 2019
Researchers have developed a 'hybrid' cathode for lithium-sulfur batteries that combines an intercalation type material with a conversion type material.
3 April 2019
Researchers have developed a wood membrane than can generate an ionic voltage from a small temperature differential.
1 April 2019