A research team from the University of Waterloo has synthesized a prototype of a lithium-sulphur rechargeable battery that, thanks to its peculiar nanoscale structure, can store three times the power ...

Batteries. We buy them at the store, use them up, and throw them away without much thought. In reality, however, batteries are remarkably complex electrochemical devices that are continually evolving.

The design of today's rechargeable lithium ion batteries limits the use of new technologies like electric cars and grid-scale energy storage because they do not store enough energy relative to their ...

Two recently published papers, both originating from the lab of Hector Abruña, the Emile M. Chamot Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, describe breakthroughs in the durability and performance ...

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have designed and tested an all-solid lithium-sulfur battery with approximately four times the energy density of conventional ...

Lithium-sulfur batteries could be a reality with a new binding filler arranged as a bridge, not a network. Lithium-sulfur is a holy grail of battery development, with capacity many times more than ...

The biggest obstacle to mass production and use of sulfur-based batteries is durability. A good lithium-ion battery, like ...

One of the biggest advantages of e-readers, apart from the paper-like E Ink display itself is the excellent battery. With a single charge, these can easily last several weeks. However, much of that ...

Australian researchers claim they have developed a battery that can keep a smartphone charged for five days or power an electric car for 1,000 kilometers (over 600 miles). If the technology comes to ...