Power > Batteries

Laser-scribed graphene improves sodium-ion battery capacity

17 August, 2018

Researchers have found a way to improve the capacity of sodium-ion batteries, bringing them closer to potentially succeeding lithium-ion batteries in mainstream use.


Powering the future of smart homes

09 August, 2018

Whether it's for security or leisure, tomorrow's IoT devices need consistent power.


More efficient production of battery materials

02 August, 2018

Pure Battery Technologies is commercialising a process to extract nickel and cobalt from low-grade ores more cheaply and effectively than current methods.


Quantum batteries could enable instantaneous charging

01 August, 2018

Unlike ordinary batteries, which take the same amount of time to charge no matter how many you have, quantum batteries should charge faster the more you have of them.


New cathode material could triple Li-ion battery storage

26 June, 2018

US researchers have developed a cathode material from iron fluoride that surpasses the capacity limits of traditional lithium-ion batteries.


Pharmaceutical material could be deployed in batteries

18 June, 2018

Scientists in the US have developed a highly reversible, water-soluble material based on phenazine, an organic molecule used in dyes and antibiotics.


Sodium-ion batteries show enhanced performance

01 June, 2018

Researchers have proven the viability of sodium-ion batteries as a cheaper and safer alternative to their lithium-ion counterparts.


3D microbatteries to help power the Internet of Things

10 May, 2018

Researchers have used non-traditional techniques to fashion a powerful 3D lithium-ion battery with a footprint on the order of 100 grains of salt.


Lithium battery recycling plant opens in Victoria

01 May, 2018

Envirostream Australia's $2 million battery recycling facility at New Gisborne, 60 km north of Melbourne, is claimed to be the first plant in Australia to recycle lithium batteries.


Sodium-ion battery breakthroughs

18 April, 2018

The University of Wollongong and Penn State have made separate but equally exciting developments in the field of sodium-ion batteries.


Lithium-sulfur batteries made from paper biomass

11 April, 2018

Researchers are using cheap and abundant paper biomass to make rechargeable lithium-sulfur batteries, anticipated to be the next generation of battery.


The secret ingredient to stable lithium-sulfur batteries

03 April, 2018

In an effort to lengthen the battery life of common devices, US researchers have developed a high-powered, environmentally safe lithium-sulfur substitute.


Layered oxides enable rechargeable zinc batteries

15 March, 2018

Researchers are developing layered oxides for zinc-ion batteries, in a study that seeks to overcome the issues associated with scaling up lithium-ion batteries.


Magnesium batteries are one step closer to reality

12 February, 2018

A newly discovered cathode material is said to enable magnesium batteries with higher energy density, as well as advances in safety, cost and performance, in comparison to their lithium-ion counterparts.


Flexible lithium-ion battery shaped like the human spine

07 February, 2018

Researchers have developed a lithium-ion battery with impressive flexibility, high energy density and stable voltage, no matter how it is flexed or twisted.


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