Lithium-ion Battery Basics: Advantages and Applications
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Lithium-ion may be the top battery in popularity, but how does it work, and how do its pros and cons weigh up?
Addressing Li-ion Battery Degradation and Charging Limitations
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From telecoms to transport, the last two decades have seen a drive towards efficient, portable, and environmentally-friendly batteries.
Improving Lithium-ion Battery Performance: Hybrid Material Proven to Extend Silicon Capacity
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Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) have discovered a way to improve silicon performance within Lithium-ion batteries. The accomplishment involves a hybrid material consisting of silicon microparticles and carbon nanotubes.
A New Li-ion Battery for Electric Vehicles Can Last for a Million Miles
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Researchers are constantly working on increasing the power and life cycle of batteries that we use in electric vehicles (EVs) while simultaneously maintaining safety standards. Now, a team from Penn State University are reported to have produced a battery that can last for 1 million miles.
The Forefathers of Lithium-ion Batteries Have Been Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Chemistry
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For their past lithium-ion research, which was pivotal in realising today’s world of portable, rechargeable devices, 3 scientists were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Chemistry on the 9th of October.
New Study Says Sodium-ion Batteries Are the Most Promising Alternative to Lithium-ion
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Various university researchers have come together to combine their knowledge and expertise to assess the current state of sodium-ion technology, presenting a comparison of the key performance indicators for sodium-ion and lithium-ion batteries.
Why We’re Stuck with Lithium-ion Batteries (Maybe Forever)
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Lithium-ion batteries not only mark the present—they may well be the future, too. Consumer demand, especially in the EV industry, is both pressuring and incentivising manufacturers such as Tesla to keep the power supplies alive and kicking for the foreseeable future.
GBatteries: The Future of Lithium-Ion?
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As we’re all aware, the tech world is gradually drifting from over-reliance on fossil fuels and tilting further towards environmentally-friendly and sustainable sources of energy: renewables.