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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...
Battery Can Charge Itself With Only a Squeeze
A small round lithium-ion battery has been hacked to charge itself when it is flexed or compressed, a breakthrough that could lead to a...
IBM Creates Advanced Car Battery That ‘Breathes’
IBM and partners are working on solving one of the biggest barriers to widespread electric vehicle adoption: limited battery range. Under its Battery 500...
New EV Battery Technology Could Lower the Price of a Volt to $20K
A California company says it has built a better battery that could make electric vehicles more efficient and much more affordable. Envia Systems, a...
Sony’s Bio Battery Turns Waste Paper into Electricity
Sony has unveiled a paper-powered battery prototype in Japan. The technology generates electricity by turning shredded paper into sugar which in turn is used...
Inventing a Second Life for the Spent Electric Car Battery
Scientists are expecting big breakthroughs in battery technology over the next five years that will increase the range of electric cars while reducing their...
US Government, 14 Firms Team up on Lithium Battery
Aiming to mass-produce a lithium battery for vehicles, 14 U.S. companies with expertise in batteries and advanced materials have formed an alliance with a...
The Car Fueled Entirely by the Sun Takes Huge Step Towards Production
One of the most hotly anticipated concept cars in recent history, the Aptera solar-powered car took a large step towards reality recently as the...
US Scientists Are Preparing to Launch a Gas Station Into Space to Provide Refueling
A spacecraft is being built that could orbit the Earth and aid other ships that need a refuel—extending their missions.
The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)...
New Solar-Powered Desalinator Keeps Producing Clean Water Without Needing Sunshine
Scientists have developed a new solar-powered system to convert saltwater into fresh drinking water which they say could help reduce dangerous the risk of...
Aussie Man Invents Weapon in War Against Invasive Asparagus Fern–The ‘Asparagus Assassin’
While most Americans will think of asparagus as a tasty compliment to a fish dinner, or alternatively as an inedibly, mushy, misery stick to...
A Coal Billionaire Is Building the World’s Biggest Clean Energy Plant to Power 16 Million Homes in India
The Khavda solar and renewables park in a barren salt pan in India's state of Gujarat is going to be big; really, really big.
Its...
A Foundry Closure Devastated Tennessee Town but New Lithium Plant Brings Hope, Thanks to 2021 Infrastructure Bill
A Tennessee manufacturing town could be in for a revitalization after a shuttered iron foundry is poised to be replaced with a lithium mine,...
Powering Cars With Wood Byproducts Turned into Graphite for EV Batteries
While more of the world's population are enjoying battery-powered electronics than ever before, concerned governments and manufacturers are running around seeking to secure reliable...
Good News in History, March 8
45 years ago today, the Philips electronics company demonstrated the first CD, unveiling the single-sided compact disc that was impervious to scratches, dust, and...
Colorado Town is Case Study for Electric School Buses in Wintertime—They Outperformed Diesel
These frozen smoke belchers are Minnesota school buses that were set for a retrofit with diesel engines in 2012. New evidence, however, from a...
Italian-Made Exoskeleton Gets Disabled Users Walking and Standing
This is a new robotic exoskeleton manufactured in Italy that promises to improve the quality of life and mobility of disabled or injured people...
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...
Five Top Headlines that Showcase the World’s Progress in the Climate Fight
Before the sensation of New Year's completely wears off, it pays to look back on what was a no-nonsense year in humanity's attempt to...
Detroit’s Newest Road Can Now Charge Electric Cars as They Drive on it
Detroit, Michigan celebrated a major milestone in the future of vehicle electrification, as crews finished installing the nation’s first wireless-charging public roadway last month.
Using...