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    First commercially viable lithium metal battery solid state charges in just 15 minutes
    Joseph Shavit
    • 3 days ago

    First commercially viable lithium metal battery solid state charges in just 15 minutes

    QuantumScape has announced impressive performance figures for what may be the first commercially viable lithium metal solid state battery.
    Researchers develop solid-state alternative to lithium batteries
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 8

    Researchers develop solid-state alternative to lithium batteries

    Lithium-ion batteries are currently the preferred technology to power electric vehicles, but they're too expensive for long-duration storage
    The opto-ionic effect: Light increases performance of fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 25

    The opto-ionic effect: Light increases performance of fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries

    Lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells and many other devices depend on the high mobility of ions in order to work properly.
    Safer, more powerful batteries for electric cars, power grid
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 8

    Safer, more powerful batteries for electric cars, power grid

    Solid-state batteries, currently used in small electronic devices like smart watches, can be safer and more powerful than lithium-ion cells.
    New life-saving technology prevents Li-ion battery fires
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 24, 2021

    New life-saving technology prevents Li-ion battery fires

    Materials scientists have found a way to prevent internal short-circuits, the main cause of fires in lithium (Li)-ion batteries.
    New green process pulls lithium from contaminated water to meet growing global demand
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 15, 2021

    New green process pulls lithium from contaminated water to meet growing global demand

    Although the supply of lithium around the world is plentiful, getting access to it and extracting it remains challenging and inefficient.
    Stanford researchers make rechargeable batteries that store six times more charge
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 29, 2021

    Stanford researchers make rechargeable batteries that store six times more charge

    Researchers have developed rechargeable batteries that can store up to six times more charge than ones that are commercially available.
    Graphene innovation opens doors to low-cost, sustainable, sodium-ion batteries
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 29, 2021

    Graphene innovation opens doors to low-cost, sustainable, sodium-ion batteries

    Lithium ions work well for energy storage, however, lithium is an expensive metal with concerns regarding its environmental impact

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