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...