Energy Storage
09/18/2018
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By Isabelle Z.
Researchers have developed a hybrid energy storage device that is safe, environmentally friendly, and can charge in seconds
Being connected is a big part of modern life. Whether you like it or not, missing an important work email or a phone call from your children’s school can have serious consequences. A dead phone battery is enough to invoke severe anxiety in lots of people, and scientists have been working on solutions to meet […]
08/27/2018
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By Zoey Sky
A pinch of salt dramatically improves the performance of batteries
It turns out that salt is more than just a versatile condiment: Researchers found that salt can also be used to significantly boost the performance of batteries. The research teams from the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Queen Mary University of London, and the University of Cambridge discovered that once salt is added to a supermolecular sponge […]
03/22/2018
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By David Williams
Old chemistry may be the secret to new batteries for storing renewable energy
Lithium ion batteries may be the current global standard when it comes to battery storage technology, but numerous alternatives are also present. Sodium-ion batteries in particular are quite promising, and now a team of researchers have just discovered a way to make them much more efficient. Compared with lithium ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries still have […]
02/28/2018
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By David Williams
New stable fuel cell could be the breakthrough that makes energy storage economically feasible
There are many researchers from all around the world that are constantly working on their own fuel cell designs in an effort to try and make something that truly works, in the sense of delivering certain levels of power while maintaining stability and showing overall efficiency. Now a group of researchers from the McCormick School of […]
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