Batteries

New Nanosensors Detect a Big Range of Tiny Forces

Karen Simpson — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:45:29 +0000

February

2025

A newly developed nanosensor is filling in a gap in what researchers can monitor in biological systems, robotics, and battery technology.

Is Nuclear Energy the Future of Batteries?

Denieka Bean — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:48:01 +0000

December 17, 2024

One company has already produced a betavoltaic nuclear battery that reportedly can provide energy for 50 years.

Extracting Lithium from Brine Just Got Easier

Karen Simpson — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:06:05 +0000

November

2024

Two new methods for pulling lithium out of low-concentration brines could help address a looming shortage of this critical battery material.

CEP: News Update

Karen Simpson — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:05:56 +0000

Extracting Lithium from Brine Just Got Easier; Human Activities are Fueling a Troubling Rise in Methane Emissions; Sequestering Carbon in “Wood Vaults”; Innovating a New Reaction Path for Polyurethane Recycling; Converting Greenhouse Gases into Valuable 91��˶��Ƶs with Sunlight

November

2024

Emerging Voices: Is Nuclear Energy the Future of Batteries?

Gennady Shafirovich — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:35:36 +0000

Nuclear power can potentially revolutionize battery systems as we know them today.

September

2024

July 2024 CEP Preview

Karen Simpson — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:43:08 +0000

July 16, 2024

This issue, troubleshooting air condenser limitations, using data to manage combustible dust, destroying "forever chemicals" with a new method, and much more.

Zinc and Lignin “Green” Batteries Could Offer Low-Cost Energy Storage

Karen Simpson — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 17:43:05 +0000

July

2024

A new rechargeable battery made of cheap materials — lignin and zinc — could provide a new and stable alternative to lithium-ion batteries.

CEP: News Update

Karen Simpson — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 17:42:42 +0000

New Method Can Completely Destroy “Forever 91��˶��Ƶs”; Sensor Detects Miniscule Quantities of the Deadly Opioid Fentanyl; Zinc and Lignin “Green” Batteries Could Offer Low-Cost Energy Storage; New Lead Sensor is Inexpensive and Quantitative; Pairing Pulp and Paper Waste with CO2 Reduction

July

2024

Silicon Particles Could Smooth the Way for Solid Lithium Batteries

Karen Simpson — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 19:00:29 +0000

March

2024

Embedding the anode with silicon particles allows the battery to withstand a high current density and multiple charge-discharge cycles.

CEP: News Update

Karen Simpson — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 19:00:22 +0000

Abundant Nanoplastics Found in Bottled Water; A Functional Semiconductor Made from Graphene; Silicon Particles Could Smooth the Way for Solid Lithium Batteries

March

2024

Scientists Unravel Defect-Free Crystal Growth Courtesy of Dolomite

Karen Simpson — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 19:36:27 +0000

February

2024

Researchers devised a technique to synthesize dolomite, offering insights into creating crystals for applications such as batteries and solar panels.

New Electrolyte for Low-Temperature Lithium-Ion Batteries

Karen Simpson — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:16:17 +0000

August

2023

A new electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries keeps functioning under 20°C, a strong candidate for use in electric vehicles that run in low temperatures.

CEP: News Update

Karen Simpson — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:16:08 +0000

Understanding the Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act; New Electrolyte for Low-Temperature Lithium-Ion Batteries; Mapping Hidden Methane Leaks with AI; A Failed Antibiotic Could Be the New Herbicide of Tomorrow; AI Can Predict CRISPR’s Effect on RNA

August

2023

July 2023 CEP Preview

Karen Simpson — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:38:35 +0000

July 13, 2023

This issue, an important safety case study for those working with ammonia, a look at long-duration energy storage, trends in industrial decarbonization, and much more.

Special Section: The Energy Transition

Karen Simpson — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 13:12:07 +0000

Download the complete 24-page special section.

July

2023