Metals Tech

Clean, safe water is a limited resource and access to it depends on local bodies of water. But even dry regions have some water vapor in the air. To harvest small amounts of humidity, researchers have developed a compact device with absorbent-coated fins that first trap moisture and then generate potable water when heated. They say the […]

Energy Harvesting is a green technology that captures (or “harvests”) wasted energy and converts it into electricity. The ubiquitous vibrations that surround us are one of the promising sources for energy harvesting. In particular, vibration energy harvesting has recently gained significant attention as a next-generation power supply technology because it can generate power consistently, unaffected […]

Scientists at EPFL have developed advanced atom-thin graphene membranes with pyridinic-nitrogen at pore edges, showing unprecedented performance in CO2 capture. It marks a significant stride toward more efficient carbon capture technologies. As the world battles climate change, the need for efficient and cost-effective carbon capture technologies is more urgent than ever. In that vein, scientists […]

Toshiba Corporation along with two other companies unveiled a prototype electric bus that’s powered by next-generation SCiB batteries. The new energy storage device with extreme longevity can be charged 80% in just 10 minutes. Suitable for fully electric, hybrid, light and heavy vehicles, the battery can reduce capital expenditures and operational expenses. It also minimizes […]

Toshiba Corporation, together with Sojitz Corporation of Japan and Brazil’s CBMM, the world’s leading producer of niobium, unveiled in Brazil a prototype electric bus with Toshiba’s next-generation SCiB batteries. The new SCiB Nb cells, which are equipped with niobium titanium oxide (NTO) in the anode, are promised to offer significantly higher energy density than the […]

European wholesale electricity markets have seen zero or negative power prices for the most hours on record this year amid soaring renewable energy generation and a mismatch between supply and demand hours for solar power. Zero or negative wholesale power prices have started to slow investment in capacity additions and make the case for the […]

Researchers have developed a new technique to solve the problem of how to increase the capacity of sodium-ion batteries. The research in Applied Physics Reviews was jointly led by Professor Oleg Kolosov from Lancaster University and Professor Zhigao Huang from Fujian Normal University, with key results obtained by Associate Professor Yue Chen from both Lancaster and Fuzhou. Professor Kolosov […]

A team of Stanford chemists believe that liquid organic hydrogen carriers can serve as batteries for long-term renewable energy storage. The storage of energy could help smooth the electrical grid and give renewable energy a prominent place without the risk of uneven production. Future solutions could combine a chemical compound of cobalt—or potentially even iron—with […]

With AI technology proliferating through every facet of our lives these days, Eatron Technologies and Syntiant have leveraged their collective expertise to create an AI-powered battery management system (BMS) to boost battery life. The AI-BMS-on-chip “unlocks” an additional 10% capacity from a battery and extends the battery’s life by as much as 25%. It does […]

Battery tech is something we take for granted nowadays. We usually only think about the little packets of advanced chemistry squeezed inside our gadgets when we’re far from a charger and that pesky little battery icon turns red. But the lithium-based batteries that power pretty much every gadget nowadays may be set to be replaced […]