Sparks between microscopic bubbles could explain the ghostly, glowing will-o’-the-wisps, study finds

Flashes of microlightning between microscopic bubbles of methane in water may ignite the eerie blue flames of will-o’-the ...
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Simple formula could guide the design of faster-charging, longer-lasting batteries

At the heart of all lithium-ion batteries is a simple reaction: Lithium ions dissolved in an electrolyte solution ...
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Scientists use AI and X-ray vision to gain insight into zinc-ion battery electrolyte

A team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University (SBU) used artificial intelligence (AI) to help them understand how zinc-ion ...
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Salt electrolyte helps aqueous zinc batteries achieve 93% capacity stability

The Decoupled Dual-Salt Electrolyte works by assigning specialized roles to two different zinc salts: zinc perchlorate and ...

Will your next EV have a solid-state battery and improved performance?

Knowable Magazine reports solid-state batteries promise improved EV performance with faster charging and longer ranges, but ...
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Data-driven robotic experiments accelerate discovery of multi-component electrolyte

A NIMS research team has developed a new method of identifying electrolyte materials with desirable property by combining an automated robotic experiment system and data scientific techniques. Using ...

How close are we to solid state batteries for electric vehicles?

Every few weeks, it seems, yet another lab proclaims yet another breakthrough in the race to perfect solid-state batteries: next-generation power packs that promise to give us electric vehicles (EVs) ...