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Enlarge / Adding powdered silica to the electrolyte used in lithium-ion batteries keeps them from catching fire. (credit: Gabriel Veith) Exploding lithium-ion batteries can wreak havoc on airline flights or in waste facilities after people toss their old electronics into the trash. Now, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have come up with a new […]
In the quest for ever better fuel economy, car companies are looking for every single advantage possible, no matter how small. This is evident in everything from active grille shutters to the 48-volt mild-hybrid electric assist systems like that in the new Ram 1500. For Mazda, the latest target for potential efficiency gains is the […]
Reuters/Gaston Brito Department of Energy scientists said last week that they had discovered the fastest magnesium-ion solid-state conductor. It could be a final blow to the lithium-ion batteries, which have been used for decades. Batteries are seen as the last frontier for electric vehicles to become mainstream. A team of researchers from the Department of Energy […]
Tesla Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc has switched on the world’s biggest lithium ion battery in South Australia. Musk promised to build it in 100 days or give it free. The battery is designed to shore up the regions grid network, which suffers from frequent blackouts. HORNSDALE, Australia (Reuters) – Tesla Inc switched on the world’s biggest […]
Tesla has been selected by South Australia to install what the company is calling the “largest lithium-ion battery storage project in the world,” following a spate of power blackouts across the state. The announcement comes several months after Tesla CEO Elon Musk offered to fix South Australia’s power crisis by installing $ 25 million worth of […]
Enlarge / Federal Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel in a conversation with Dieter Zetsche (Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars) and others. (credit: Daimler) On Monday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited the site of a future lithium-ion battery factory in the eastern German town of Kamenz. The factory […]
Lithium-ion batteries are often in the news for terrible reasons, but the problems go well beyond faults in the cells themselves. The post Don’t Blame the Batteries For Every Lithium-Ion Explosion appeared first on WIRED. WIRED
Here is what’s inside the little fuel packs that power your life—and what makes them suddenly go supernova. The post How Lithium-Ion Batteries Turn Into Skin-Searing Firebombs appeared first on WIRED. WIRED
Lithium-ion battery-cell chemistry is currently dominant in electric cars, not to mention consumer electronics and other fields. But what seems to be an army of researchers thinks it can be improved. That includes one of the people who helped create lithium-ion batteries in the first place. John Goodenough, a 94-year-old professor at the University of […]
At 94 years old, John B. Goodenough isn’t done changing the landscape of battery technology. The University of Texas at Austin professor who’s widely credited for the invention of lithium-ion batteries has developed a better alternative. Goodenough, Cockrell School senior research fellow Maria Helena Braga and their team have created a low-cost solid state battery […]
