batteries
Semiconductor technology mitigates fire risk in electric vehicle batteries
IMAGE: Top-view SEM images and photographs (inset) of plain-Li, and Li@p-PCL electrodes after cycling tests with Li|Li symmetrical cells at 1.0 mA cm-2 and 1.0 mAh cm-2… view more Credit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST) Despite rapid development of electric vehicles (EVs), the safety of the lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries remains a concern as they are …
An Atomic Look at Lithium-Rich Batteries
Visualization of a lithium-rich cathode. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University and Northeastern University Batteries have come a long way since Volta first stacked copper and zinc discs together 200 years ago. While the technology has continued to evolve from lead-acid to lithium-ion, many challenges still exist — like achieving higher density and suppressing dendrite growth. Experts …
The U.S. Army Doubles Down On Battery Technology
The U.S. Army is expanding research efforts to solve the current challenges to battery technologies and drive advancements in battery science and energy storage that will become increasingly critical with the use of sophisticated electronics. The U.S. Army has recently awarded a US$7.2 million contract to a battery consortium led by the University of Maryland …
Dive Technologies Completes Successful Sea Trials with Kraken’s Pressure Tolerant Batteries TSX Venture Exchange:PNG
ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland and Labrador, Oct. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kraken Robotics Inc. (TSX-V: PNG, OTCQB: KRKNF), Canada’s Ocean Company, is pleased to announce that Quincy, Massachusetts based Dive Technologies Inc. (“Dive”) recently completed successful sea trials of a Large Displacement Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (LD-AUV) which was powered by Kraken’s pressure tolerant batteries. Kraken …
Investors Still Betting on Next Big Energy Storage Technology: Solid-State Batteries
The U.S. may have fallen behind Asia and Europe in battery manufacturing, but a number of well-funded companies are looking to get the country back in the game with a technology that could supersede today’s lithium-ion chemistries. Companies including Ionic Materials, QuantumScape, Sila Nanotechnologies, Sion Power and Solid Power are developing all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) that are expected …
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for development of lithium ion batteries.
The trio will share the prize for their work on “the development of lithium ion batteries,” according to the Nobel committee. “Lithium ion batteries have revolutionized our lives and are used in everything from mobile phones to laptops and electric vehicles,” tweeted the committee. “Through their work, this year’s Chemistry Laureates have laid the foundation …