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Innovative battery design: More energy and less environmental impact      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new electrolyte design for lithium metal batteries could significantly boost the range of electric vehicles. Researchers have radically reduced the amount of environmentally harmful fluorine required to stabilize these batteries.

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A breakthrough in inexpensive, clean, fast-charging batteries      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Scientists have created an anode-free sodium solid-state battery. This brings the reality of inexpensive, fast-charging, high-capacity batteries for electric vehicles and grid storage closer than ever.

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Whoever controls electrolytes will pave the way for electric vehicles      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Team develops a commercially viable and safe gel electrolyte for lithium batteries.

Chemistry: General Chemistry: Inorganic Chemistry Energy: Batteries Physics: Optics
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MXenes for energy storage      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new method in spectromicroscopy significantly improves the study of chemical reactions at the nanoscale, both on surfaces and inside layered materials. Scanning X-ray microscopy (SXM) at MAXYMUS beamline of BESSY II enables the investigation of chemical species adsorbed on the top layer (surface) or intercalated within the MXene electrode (bulk) with high chemical sensitivity.

Chemistry: Biochemistry Chemistry: General Chemistry: Inorganic Chemistry Chemistry: Organic Chemistry Energy: Alternative Fuels Energy: Batteries Energy: Fossil Fuels Energy: Technology
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A 'liquid battery' advance      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A team aims to improve options for renewable energy storage through work on an emerging technology -- liquids for hydrogen storage.

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Looking for a new battery platform? Focus on the essentials      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

In facing life's many challenges, we often opt for complex approaches to finding solutions. Yet, upon closer examination, the answers are often simpler than we expect, rooted in the core "essence" of the issue. This approach was demonstrated by a research team in their publication on addressing the inherent issues of solid-state batteries.

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Electrified charcoal 'sponge' can soak up CO2 directly from the air      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have developed a low-cost, energy-efficient method for making materials that can capture carbon dioxide directly from the air. Researchers used a method similar to charging a battery to instead charge activated charcoal, which is often used in household water filters.

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Innovative demand strategies for clean energy      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A perspective piece describes innovative strategies that significantly reduce both resource consumption and fossil fuel emissions.

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Polymeric films protect anodes from sulfide solid electrolytes      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers unveil the interaction between polymeric materials and sulfide solid electrolytes.

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'The magic of making electricity from metals and air' The vexing carbonate has achieved it!      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Team develops a high-energy, high-efficiency all-solid-state Na-air battery platform.

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Controlling water, transforming greenhouse gases      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have outlined a way to manipulate water molecules to make CO2R more efficient, with the ultimate goal of creating a clean energy loop. Through their new method, the team was able to perform CO2R with nearly 100% efficiency under mildly acidic conditions, using either gold or zinc as catalysts.

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Renewable grid: Recovering electricity from heat storage hits 44% efficiency      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Closing in on the theoretical maximum efficiency, devices for turning heat into electricity are edging closer to being practical for use on the grid, according to new research.

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Iron could be key to less expensive, greener lithium-ion batteries, research finds      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Chemistry researchers are hoping to spark a green battery revolution by showing that iron instead of cobalt and nickel can be used as a cathode material in lithium-ion batteries.

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New milestone for lithium metal batteries      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Scientists develop a porous structures for lithium metal batteries.

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Batteries: Modeling tomorrow's materials today      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Which factors determine how quickly a battery can be charged? Microstructural models have helped researchers discover and investigate new electrode materials. When sodium-nickel-manganese oxide is used as cathode material in sodium-ion batteries, simulations reveal modifications of the crystal structure during charging. These modifications lead to an elastic deformation, as a result of which capacity decreases.

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Can coal mines be tapped for rare earth elements?      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A team of geologists analyzed 3,500 samples taken in and around coal mines in Utah and Colorado. Their findings open the possibility that these mines could see a secondary resource stream in the form of rare earth metals used in renewable energy and numerous other high-tech applications.

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Carbon-capture batteries developed to store renewable energy, help climate      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers are developing battery technologies to fight climate change in two ways, by expanding the use of renewable energy and capturing airborne carbon dioxide. Researchers recently created and tested two different formulations for batteries that store renewable energy; when the energy is later used, an electrochemical reaction converts industrial carbon dioxide emissions into a solid form that has the potential to be used in other products.

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Making batteries takes a lot of lithium: Some could come from gas well wastewater      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new analysis suggests that if it could be extracted with complete efficiency, lithium from the wastewater of Marcellus shale gas wells could supply up to 40% of the country's demand.

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Studying bubbles can lead to more efficient biofuel motors      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

By studying how bubbles form in a drop of biodiesel, researchers can help future engines get the most energy out of the fuel.

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Eco-friendly and affordable battery for low-income countries      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A battery made from zinc and lignin that can be used over 8000 times. This has been developed with a vision to provide a cheap and sustainable battery solution for countries where access to electricity is limited.