Synthesized form of niobium oxide developed at UCLA has a great facility for storing energy.
XG Sciences announce launch of new li-ion battery anode materials
Company claims that next-generation materials have four times the capacity of current anodes.
Vanadium oxide and graphene combine to accelerate battery development
Rice lab finds vanadium oxide/graphene material works well for lithium-ion storage.
Tough and pliable: a paper-like ceramic
Scientists produce a paper-like ceramic material which is as hard as copper, yet flexible enough to be rolled up or folded. The material has another advantage: it is electrically conductive.
A new way to make next-generation battery electrodes
Chinese researchers report a method to coat graphene with a transition metal oxide, with the aim to create new, better electrodes for Li-ion batteries.
Zero-gravity dendrite formation to be studied aboard International Space Station
Latest space station delivery includes a set of experiments from Northwestern for studying crystal formation in space.
Polymer electrolytes integrated with ionic liquids
Incorporating ionic liquids into polymers to improve ion transport in solid state electrolytes for electrochemical devices.
New energy research center announced for Amagasaki, Japan
BASF intend to open new facility by the end of 2013.
Stretchable lithium-ion battery created for flexible electronics
Northwestern University’s Yonggang Huang and the University of Illinois’ John A. Rogers are the first to demonstrate a stretchable lithium-ion battery.
CalBattery and Argonne team up to commercialise composite anodes
Organisations have signed a licensing agreement for an Argonne-developed, silicon-graphene composite anode material for high-energy lithium batteries.