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MIT Working on More Powerful, Lightweight Batteries

Syndicated — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:15:13 +0000

A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is working on lithium-air batteries that could help in generating more powerful, lightweight batteries than available currently. Yang Shao-Horn is an MIT associate professor of mechanical engineering. According to him many research groups are trying to improve on lithium-air batteries. But they [...]
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Using Carbon Nanotubes to Produce Electricity

Syndicated — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:59:32 +0000

The researchers of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have uncovered a new phenomenon of carbon nanotubes. They found that carbon nanotubes discharge powerful waves of electricity under certain circumstances. MIT team named it as thermopower waves. They are pinning their hope on thermopower waves to produce electricity to be utilized in small electrical [...]
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Nanotechnology Lights Up Batteries and Clothing

Syndicated — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:23:40 +0000

Yi Cui, an engineer at Stanford University, leads a team that may take nanotechnology to the next level by creating paper batteries and fabrics that can conduct energy. At a recent demonstration, Cui took pieces of fabric and regular paper and soaked them in an ink that contains nanoparticles. The infusion of these particles [...]
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New Battery Technology Could Lead to Self-Powered Devices

Syndicated — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:51:52 +0000

The advancements that are being made in battery technology are pretty mind boggling. We are seeing devices that are drawing power from just about every source that is imaginable, and now there is battery technology from researchers at Imperial College London that may actually have devices that create their own power. From cell phones [...]
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Battery Free is Possible with the Ene Pocket

Syndicated — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:03:49 +0000

Parents everywhere probably just sat up in their chairs reading that. Regardless of whether they are buying rechargeable batteries or getting Duracell batteries when they go on sale at Staples, batteries of any kind put a hurting on the wallet and to landfills. This is especially true around Christmas when toys demand that they [...]
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Ultra-Lightweight, Bendable Batteries

Syndicated — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:10:16 +0000

Stanford scientists are doing the unbelievable. Who could have thought of ordinary papers as batteries and super capacitors? But Stanford scientists are harnessing nanotechnology to quickly create ultra-lightweight, bendable batteries and super capacitors utilizing everyday paper. They have prepared ink with of carbon nanotubes and silver nanowires. Silver nanowires are highly conductive storage device. [...]
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Nano-Material May Revolutionize Solar Panels and Batteries

Syndicated — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:07:58 +0000

We are registering good progress in the field of alternative energy. Scientists and researchers are working tirelessly to come up with newer and better alternatives to fossil fuels. Scientists are also trying to apprehend the future problems related with clean and green fuels, for example, cleaning of windows and solar panels and expanded battery [...]
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Waste Heat Could Double Battery Life on Laptops, Cell Phones

Syndicated — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:43:46 +0000

When we utilize any gadget or means of comfort we know that these devices consume energy. But the energy is not utilized by devices. Some of the energy is lost in the form of friction or heat. For example when we are exploiting the power of computer processor chips, car engines or electric power [...]
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Modified Hybrids to be Tested

Syndicated — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:04:42 +0000

CSIRO is an Australian research organization. CSIRO is working in collaboration with Victorian energy distributor SP AusNet. They both are aiming to evaluate the impact and benefits of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on the electricity network. They are also trying to figure out how this low emission transport option could be incorporated into our [...]
Posted in: Batteries, Hybrid Cars, Transportation

Dirt-Powered Bacteria Batteries

Syndicated — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:03:25 +0000

Bacteria are one of the most abundant organisms on the planet and also one of the most studied. Today, scientists use bacteria for genetics research, antibiotics, and yes! Even biofuels. Recent technological advances have made a battery running on bacteria a reality. Known as microbial fuels cells or MFCs, batteries running on bacteria [...]
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