Mouldy bread leads to better rechargeable batteries
21 March, 2016Reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology, researchers show that the red bread mould Neurospora crassa can transform manganese into a mineral composite with favourable electrochemical properties.
Flexible battery market to explode
10 March, 2016Today's tiny market for flexible, printed and thin-film batteries is expected to grow to $471m in 2026, according to market intelligence firm IDTechEx.
Aaronia 20,000 mAh Powerbank
03 March, 2016Aaronia has introduced a high-capacity power bank with hot-swap function for the company's spectrum analysers, active antennas, pre-amplifiers, signal generators and GPS logger.
Micro-supercapacitors built directly on a chip
23 February, 2016A new method of carbon thin-film deposition is said to allow microchips and their energy sources to be collocated on a silicon wafer.
Apple-based sustainable batteries
22 February, 2016A carbon-based active material produced from apple leftovers and a material of layered oxides might help reduce the costs of future energy storage systems.
Perth's Talga makes Li-ion battery breakthrough
17 February, 2016Perth-based advanced materials company Talga Resources' preparation of graphite for the Li-ion battery eliminates a number of processing steps otherwise required under conventional graphite refining pathways to meet commercial-level performance in capacity over 100 cycles in a cell test.
Room-temperature lithium metal battery closer to reality?
12 February, 2016Rechargeable lithium metal batteries have been known to offer energy storage capabilities but they are not in common use today because, when recharged, they spontaneously grow treelike bumps called dendrites on the surface of the negative electrode.
New Li-ion battery won't overheat
12 January, 2016A new lithium-ion battery shuts down before overheating, then restarts once it cools down — preventing the kinds of fires that have prompted recalls and bans on a wide range of battery-powered devices.
3D imaging shows how lithium batteries degrade over time
22 December, 2015How disposable lithium batteries degrade during normal use has been tracked in real time by a UCL-led team using sophisticated 3D imaging, giving a new way to non-invasively monitor performance loss and guide the development of more effective commercial battery designs.
Hitachi develops thermally durable solid-state Li-ion battery
15 December, 2015Hitachi, in collaboration with Tohoku University researchers, has developed a technology to reduce the internal resistance of the all-solid-state Li-ion battery using a complex hydride*1 as a solid electrolyte.
Safer batteries for grid-storage and safety-critical applications
01 December, 2015The latest 'water-in-salt' aqueous lithium-ion battery technology could provide power, efficiency and longevity comparable to today's lithium-ion batteries, but without the fire risk, poisonous chemicals and environmental hazards of current lithium batteries.
Sodium-ion battery in 18650 format
30 November, 2015Researchers have designed an alternative technology to Li-ion for application in specific sectors. The new battery prototype uses sodium ions in the usual '18650' format, an industry standard.
Smart chip analyses battery health
27 November, 2015Scientists have developed a smart chip that can tell how healthy a battery is.
Neutrons explain ageing process in Li-ion batteries
23 November, 2015Researchers have now come a step closer to identifying the cause of lithium-ion battery ageing.
Fool's gold makes better batteries
13 November, 2015Researchers at Vanderbilt University have used iron pyrite, commonly known as fool's gold, to produce batteries that charge quickly and work for dozens of cycles.
