Charging cars at home at night is not the way to go, Stanford study...
Most electric vehicle owners charge their cars at home in the evening or overnight.
We’re doing it wrong, according to a new Stanford study.
In March,...
New 3D printing process offers novel energy storage design options
Engineers have developed a process to print solid-state polymer electrolytes into any shape desired for use in energy storage.
The research team from the School...
How do rechargeable aqueous zinc batteries work
Researchers have hoped that rechargeable zinc-manganese dioxide batteries — which promise safety, low cost and environmental sustainability — could be developed into a viable...
Scientists find super-fast way to charge electric car in 10 minutes
Despite the growing popularity of electric vehicles, many consumers still hesitate to make the switch.
One reason is that it takes so much longer to...
Wastewater may be the key to powering America’s lithium energy demands
As industries across the country begin the transition to renewable energy, the demand for batteries, and therefore lithium, is projected to rise dramatically.
But, with...
How Ukraine war has changed global energy policies
Fears about energy independence in the wake of the war in Ukraine that caused an oil and gas supply crisis have accelerated the global...
What is greedflation and is it driving higher prices
Is inflation being aided and abetted by price-gouging?
The idea of exploiting inflation to create excessive profits has become known as greedflation—a concept that is...
Scientists find new way to make cheaper batteries
New, easily fabricated, high performance carbon microlattice electrodes could soon be used to make cheaper batteries powered by readily available sodium ions.
The approach was...
Why perovskites could take solar cells to new heights
Perovskites hold promise for creating solar panels that could be easily deposited onto most surfaces, including flexible and textured ones.
These materials would also be...
These energy-packed batteries work well in extreme cold and heat
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed lithium-ion batteries that perform well at freezing cold and scorching hot temperatures, while packing...