New sand-based Li-ion battery outperforms industry standard

Researchers have created a lithium-ion battery whose anode is made of sand. The new battery outperforms the industry standard by three times.

Researchers at the Bournes College of engineering at the University of California, Riverside, have developed a new lithium ion battery that outperforms…

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Latest Lithium-ion battery research may boost charging speed by 300 percent

New research headed by several Japanese academic institutions may substantially reduce the required charging time for a Lithium-ion battery.

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are known for high energy density and very low self discharge rates. But despite being the primary type of battery used…

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Tesla fire began in battery

Officials investigating a Tesla Motors electric car which caught fire outside Seattle, have reached the conclusion that the fire began in the battery compartment. The fire was contained and nobody was injured thanks to, in Tesla Motors’ words, the design and construction of the…

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