Batteries
The latest chemistry news and research on batteries, including lithium-ion batteries, sodium batteries and flow batteries, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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ResearchSunlight-powered device harvests lithium from salty water
Low-energy device is a ‘step forward’ for sustainable lithium mining
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ResearchWater-splitting reaction reversal could extract lithium more sustainably and cheaply
Environmentally-friendly electrochemistry could cut extraction costs by 40%
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ResearchThe world’s tiniest batteries could power robots the size of cells
Zinc–air microbattery packs the biggest punch yet for a power source with a volume of just two picolitres
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ResearchPFAS from rechargeable batteries pose environmental threat
Electrolyte material used in lithium-ion batteries is highly mobile and potentially toxic
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ResearchZinc–air batteries created from paper industry waste
Lignin- and cellulose-based zinc-air batteries overcome longstanding electrocatalyst performance and electrolyte stability challenges
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NewsWorld’s largest sodium–ion battery goes live
Energy storage project in China’s Hubei province can meet daily electricity needs of 12,000 households
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BusinessExplosion and fire at South Korean battery plant kills 23
Three company officials under investigation for potential safety violations
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ResearchIodide addition could make high energy lithium-sulfur batteries commercially viable
Next generation batteries given self-healing properties and vastly improved electronic conductivity by sulfur iodide inclusion
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ResearchClever cathode design opens doors to first rechargeable calcium battery
Rejigging redox chemistry overcomes some limitations of calcium batteries but they remain a long way from the market
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ArticleMicrosoft’s AI and high-performance computing system powers new battery discovery
Azure Quantum Elements platform speeds up discovery of solid-state electrolyte from decades to weeks
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BusinessNorthvolt to bring sodium-ion batteries to European market
Swedish firm highlights cells’ cheap and sustainable materials for energy storage
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ResearchPeeking inside lithium-ion batteries offers new ways to put a stop to deadly fires
Understanding why batteries overheat could make them safer
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BusinessRapid-charging batteries with magnetic assistance
UK spin-out Gaussion aims to charge electric vehicles in minutes
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WebinarBattery material changes in real-time: silicon anode structural evaluation via isothermal microcalorimetry
Learn about battery material changes and how to accelerate battery development using cutting-edge in-operando isothermal microcalorimetry
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ResearchLithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ever found
Find could point to new ways to prospect for material in high demand for batteries.
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ResearchSimple sugar sweetens the deal for improving performance of flow batteries
Promising solution to large scale grid storage boosted by up to 60% by adding cyclodextrin to electrolyte
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ResearchPhosphorus and sulfur team up to create efficient redox flow batteries
A new class of molecules with ‘extreme potentials and high stability’ could compete with commercial technologies
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NewsLithium-ion battery pioneer John Goodenough dies at 100
Tributes paid to the inventor of the lithium–ion battery, who has passed away a month before his 101st birthday
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ResearchLithium dendrite understanding will help unpick durability issues of solid-state batteries
Fractures found to occur in two stages, with cracks initially occurring at pores