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New contaminant-tolerant catalyst could help capture carbon directly from smokestacks
University of Toronto Engineering Ph.D. students Rui Kai (Ray) Miao (left) and Panos Papangelakis (right) hold…
New electrolyte design boosts lithium metal battery range while minimizing fluorine content
The newly-developed method uses fluorinated cations as a vehicle to transport fluorine to the protective layer.…
Cool roofs outperform green roofs in urban climate modeling study
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be…
Lab creates world’s first anode-free sodium solid-state battery
a) Cell schematic for carbon anodes, alloy anodes, and an anode-free configuration. b) Theoretical energy density…
Novel 3D stretchable electronic strip could spark new possibilities for wearable e-textiles
The strip’s 3D structure transforms it from flexible to stretchable. Credit: Nottingham Trent University Researchers have…
Scientists develop new electrolytes for low-temperature lithium metal batteries
Credit: Journal of the American Chemical Society (2024). DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c01735 Electric vehicles, large-scale energy storage, polar…
Viologen redox flow batteries offer an alternative to vanadium
A researcher is assembling an organic material-based flow battery-1. Credit: Korea Institute of Energy Research A…
Study employs image-recognition AI to determine battery composition and conditions
Example images of true cases and their grad-CAM overlays from the best trained network. Credit: KAIST…
‘Nearly sustainable’ hydrogen could cut ammonia production emissions by 95%
In April 2024, the electricity company Axpo opened a hydrogen production facility adjacent to a hydropower…