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Solid State EV Batteries Overcome Safety, Climate Concerns of Lithium-ion While Charging Faster and Lasting Longer

Solid-state batteries have emerged as a promising advancement that could potentially revolutionize the electric vehicle industry, making EVs even cleaner and more sustainable than...

New Technology is Recycling Tons of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Canada and the U.S.

From smartphones to laptops and EVs, lithium-ion batteries are everywhere. Now a new company breaks batteries down and extracts around 95% of the valuable...
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Plant Root Used to Create Eco-friendly Lithium-ion Battery

Researchers have found an eco-friendly alternative to the metal ores currently favored in the electrodes of lithium-ion batteries. The new non-toxic and sustainable battery uses...

California Battery Plant Is One of World’s Largest and Will Store Solar Energy for LA’s High-Use Evenings

In California, a renewable energy storage system will be one of the largest in the world when it comes online this summer. The Nova Battery...

NASA May Have Just Cracked the Code for Replacing Lithium in Batteries: ‘Double or even triple the energy’

Along with routinely launching robots across the final frontier, NASA is also involved in sustainable aviation research, and this division may have cracked the...

Man Used 80 Discarded Vape Batteries to Power an Electric Scooter Proving the Importance of E-Waste

A clever graduate has used 80 discarded vape batteries to power his e-scooter—and to make a point about waste. The 23-year-old Brit says disposable vape...

Scientists Create New Material Five Times Lighter and Four Times Stronger Than Steel

Materials that are both strong and lightweight can improve everything from cars to airplanes to medical equipment. Now, researchers have created an extraordinarily strong...

Stunned Researchers Discover that Metals Can Heal Themselves ‘Without Human Intervention’

Scientists for the first time have witnessed pieces of metal crack, then fuse back together without any human intervention, overturning fundamental scientific theories in...

Good News in History, June 28

Happy 52nd birthday to entrepreneur Elon Musk. Through his ambition, sleepless work ethic, and engineering brilliance, Musk has undoubtedly transformed the world for the...

Recycle Any Device For Free: Apple, Google, Staples, Walmart, Best Buy Are E-Cycling Heroes—Even Paying for Shipping

“You make it, you recycle it.” A new poll found that half of Americans believe major companies need to be accountable for the waste...

Batteries 3D-Printed Using Layers of Powder Use 40% Less Material, Charge in Minutes and Recycle Easier

It seems like a new Silicon Valley startup could change the face of the battery industry forever by utilizing 3D printers to print solid-state...

Watch Hero Firefighters Perform Incredible Rescue, Rappelling Down NYC High-Rise Apartment

In a daring rescue, New York City Firefighters saved two women's lives by rappelling down the side of a burning building. The flames in a...

158 Tesla Mega-Batteries Will Boost Hawaii Green Energy By 10%, And Shut Down Coal-Fired Power Plant

Oahu aims to free itself from the shadow of a major coal-fired power plant with the introduction of 158 Tesla Energy Megapacks to installed...

First Ever Commute in The Jetson Flying Car – CEO Says it Can Make You a Pilot in 5 Minutes

A company owner has completed the ‘first ever’ commute in an $83,000 (£68,000) space-age flying car. Tomasz Patan is co-founder of the Swedish firm Jetson,...

World’s First CO2 Battery to Offer Long-Duration Energy Storage at Half the Cost

An Italian startup this month announced the successful launch of a CO2 battery that uses carbon dioxide to store renewable energy at utility-scale on...

As the World Runs on Lithium, Researchers Develop Clean Method to Get It From Water

Centuries ago, alchemists thought they could turn lead into gold. Today, the prospect of coaxing valuable materials from abundant resources guides scientists who have...

Scientists Power a Computer Using Only Algae and Daylight to Make the Electricity

Researchers have used a widespread species of blue-green algae to power a microprocessor continuously for a year—and counting—using nothing but ambient light and water. Their...

Biggest Floating Solar Park in Europe Perfectly Integrates in Portugal Reservoir

A vast array of 12,000 solar panels are set to become Europe's largest floating solar park when they finish taking position atop the Alqueva...

Britain’s Royal Mint is Salvaging Gold from E-Waste – Recycling Precious Metals for Green Investors

Perhaps the least-debated of all environmental dangers, unrecycled electronic waste is piling up around the world at alarming rates. Inside every laptop and smartphone is...

South Australia Smashes Renewable Record Using 100% Solar And Wind For Full Week

South Australia spent the last week of December generating 100% of its power demand from wind and solar. This isn't unheard of for the sunny...