lithium-ion batteries

Old tires find new purpose by helping build better anode for Li-ion batteries

By Jessica McMathis / September 5, 2014

The recycled rubber we so readily discard—some 290 million tires each year—could someday provide electricity to our electric vehicles or store solar or wind energy.

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By April Gocha / September 3, 2014

Other materials stories that may be of interest for September 3, 2014.

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Rechargeable, flexible, and thin—Zinc provides the power for new high energy density battery

By Jessica McMathis / August 19, 2014

Imprint Energy is hoping to “disrupt” the battery market for this $1 billion-and-growing industry with their flexible and rechargeable batteries that can be printed on industrial screen printers on the cheap.

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Will a superelastic battery that can stretch up to 600 percent someday power our pants?

By Jessica McMathis / June 30, 2014

Researchers at China’s Fudan University have developed an incredibly elastic lithium-ion battery that can be stretched up to 600 percent.

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Making gains: Controlled thermal conductivity of lithium cobalt oxide means big things for batteries

By Eileen De Guire / June 11, 2014

Researchers have experimentally shown that lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO2)—the MVP of electrochemical energy storage—can be controlled over a “considerable” range.

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New dual-functioning, coin-size battery has enough juice to power devices for a decade

By Jessica McMathis / May 7, 2014

ORNL researchers have developed a battery that not only can be made as small as a coin, but can also last for a decade.

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Next-gen battery collaboration to develop ‘beyond lithium-ion space’ in space

By Jessica McMathis / March 26, 2014

A partnership between the Department of Energy’s Joint Center for Energy Storage Research and NASA Glenn Research Center spells good things for batteries, which are poised to receive a double-dose of expertise from two of the country’s top research entities.

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DOE announces $3 million for geothermal energy R&D, rare-earth element supply

By Jessica McMathis / February 19, 2014

The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $3 million to research and development of low-to-moderate-temperature geothermal resources in the United States, as well as to support domestic supply of “critical materials.”

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Eileen De Guire / February 18, 2014

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By Jim Destefani / October 21, 2013

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