This week New York Magazine featured a new article by journalist David Wallace-Wells about the state of the fight against global warming. He warns that “Already, the planet is warmer, at just 1.2 degrees, than it has ever been…” But there’s also some good news:
Just a half-decade ago, it was widely believed that a “business as usual” emissions path would bring…
Tag: Lithium batteries
Warmed-up lithium-based batteries could make electric vehicles cheaper
Lithium batteries that operate at a higher temperature could be cheaper and safer than other batteries for electric cars Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2265053-warmed-up-lithium-based-batteries-could-make-electric-vehicles-cheaper/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
‘World’s Fastest Electrodes’ Triple the Density of Lithium Batteries
French company Nawa technologies says it’s already in production on a new electrode design that can radically boost the performance of existing and future battery chemistries, delivering up to 3x the energy density, 10x the power, vastly faster charging and battery lifespans up to five times as long. NewAtlas reports: Nawa is already known for its work in the ultracapacitor market,…
Can This Company Build Self-Charging Batteries From Radioactive Nuclear Waste?
Heart44 writes:
There is a lot of C-14 radioactive waste from graphite rods that is expensive to store. This graphite can be converted to C-14 diamonds covered in C-12 diamonds. C-14 has a half-life of 5,700 years, so such batteries would last a long time and are supposedly safe. Sounds like an April fool but… New Atlas considers the possibilities: …what you…