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Generating electricity from ice: a cool new discovery

Last year, researchers from the US and Canada made an exciting discovery: they created electrical batteries using ice! While the electricity output is currently small—just...

Scientists develop eco-friendly method to extract lithium from seawater and groundwater

As the demand for electric vehicles rises, so does the need for lithium, a crucial component in lithium-ion batteries. However, current methods for extracting lithium...

Scientists invent safer, cheaper, and more flexible battery for wearable tech

Researchers have developed a safer, cheaper, and better-performing flexible battery for wearable devices. This new battery type is described in a paper published in the...

Scientists develop revolutionary power source enabling subsea robots indefinitely

NASA has a new invention that could revolutionize how we explore the ocean. Robots powered by this new technology can now map the entire seafloor...

Scientists create new binder for better, cheaper sodium-ion batteries

Lithium-ion batteries have been the go-to for energy storage, but lithium is limited and expensive. As the demand for energy storage grows, researchers are looking...

Scientists create high-energy, high-efficiency all-solid-state sodium-air battery

A team of researchers from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) has developed a groundbreaking high-energy, high-efficiency sodium-air battery. This innovative battery can use...

New battery tech promises faster charging for electric vehicles

A research team has developed a groundbreaking technology that could make lithium-ion batteries more stable and long-lasting under fast-charging conditions, a crucial step for...

Scientists develop eco-friendly method to make hydrogen using solar power and agricultural waste

Engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) have created a groundbreaking method to produce hydrogen gas using only solar power and agricultural waste,...

Scientists develop cheaper, long-lasting electrolysis cells for green hydrogen

Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have developed a new type of ceramic electrolysis cell that can produce hydrogen more efficiently and...

New carbon nanotube could turn waste heat into electricity

In a push towards sustainability, scientists are exploring new ways to harvest energy from waste heat. While wind and solar power get most of the...