Batteries
When a fire broke out in the early hours of June 26 at the home of 74-year-old Christine Spick and her grandson Tommy, the family was forced to act swiftly to escape the inferno. With the help of their dog, Tommy recused his grandmother from the blaze, suffering severe burns
Batteries
Researchers at Jishou University in China have developed a novel 3D N-doped double-walled hollow carbon spheres/nanotube CoNi alloy hybrid (CoNi-NC/DLHCs) that exhibits efficient bifunctional catalytic performance for rechargeable zinc-air batteries. The study, published in the Journal of Alloys and Compounds, presents a promising solution to the pressing need
Batteries
Researchers at Semnan University, in a comprehensive review, have examined recent advancements in supercapacitor research, focusing on energy storage mechanisms and advanced electrode materials. The study, funded by the National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan, and Kaohsiung Medical University, has identified nickel-based compounds as highly valued for their high capacitance,
Batteries
Researchers from the School of Chemistry and Materials Science have made a significant discovery in the field of nanotechnology, developing a novel cathode catalyst for lithium-carbon dioxide (Li-CO) batteries. According to the research, cotton-derived self-standing carbon fibers were used to disperse Ru nanoparticles, which improved the battery's performance
Batteries
Researchers at the Guangdong University of Technology have made significant progress in developing a hybrid catalyst that could revolutionize the field of clean energy. By synthesizing small-sized iron selenide nanoparticles and unsaturated iron-nitrogen coordination sites on a nitrogen and sulfur co-doped mesoporous carbon matrix, the team has created a highly
Batteries
Researchers from the Department of Physics at BVRIT HYDERABAD College of Engineering for Women in Telangana, India, have made a significant discovery in the field of nanoparticles. According to their findings, the incorporation of hybrid nanoparticles, specifically polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane - poly(ethylene glycol) (POSS-PEG13.3), into polyethylene oxide (PEO)
Electric vehicles
A new sustainable metallurgy technique for recycling lithium-ion batteries has been developed by researchers at the Guangxi Science and Technology Normal University. The approach, which uses a combination of l-malic acid and hydrogen peroxide, has been shown to extract lithium and iron from lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) with high efficiency.
Electric vehicles
Researchers from Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in Brussels, Belgium, have discovered that optimizing coolant conductivity is a more effective mitigation strategy than relying on corrosion inhibitor formulations to reduce hydrogen evolution in battery electric vehicles (BEVs). The study, published in Applied Sciences, investigated the impact of copper corrosion inhibitors and
Environmental sustainability
Scientists at North Carolina State University (NC State) have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of sustainability research, developing a novel method to produce biographite with improved properties for lithium-ion batteries. The research, funded by the Bioenergy Technologies Office, United States Department of Energy (DOE), and the National Science
Environmental sustainability
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS have conducted a comprehensive review of recent advances in lithium-ion battery electrode design, with a focus on enhancing energy and power density. As the demand for high-performance batteries continues to grow, particularly in the field of electric vehicles, the
Environmental sustainability
Researchers at Hunan University in Changsha, People's Republic of China, have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of sustainability research, proposing a new concept for zinc-iodine batteries (ZIBs) that can greatly improve their safety and sustainability. According to the study, the current ZIBs are hindered by polyiodide
Environmental sustainability
Researchers at Shanghai University have proposed a novel method for optimizing the dynamic scheduling of shared electric bicycle batteries to reduce transportation costs and balance demand across swapping stations in urban areas. The study, published in the journal Sustainability, used a combination of integer programming and branch-and-bound strategies to optimize
