LithFire-X has been awarded patent protection for a system to contain and extinguish lithium ion battery fires in electric energy storage configurations.
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Nanoscale interface improves Li-ion battery electrodes
Scientists from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China develop high-performance electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries.
Buffalo researchers to examine hydrogen fuel production
Two scientists have received a grant from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement to devise a new method for gleaning hydrogen fuel from water.
Nanoengineering boosts heat to energy conversion
Nanoengineering boosts semiconducting material’s ability to convert heat into power by 200 percent and its electrical conductivity by 43 percent.
Block copolymers make better solar cells
Solar cells created by laboratories at Rice and Pennsylvania State universities could open the door to research on a new class of solar energy devices.
Solar Cells as Inexpensive as Paint?
Organic photovoltaic materials may lead to solar cells that produce more power and cost less.
How will nanotech improve electric vehicle batteries?
“Cradle to grave” study of advanced Li-ion batteries recently completed by Abt Associates for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
A step towards QD solar cells
MIT researchers find that the secret lies in off-kilter ratios of the two basic components that make up the dots.
Tiny Tubes: Hydrogen Storage Inside Single-Walled Nanotubes
Researchers develop high-pressure hydrogen storage using nanocontainers made of single-walled carbon nanotubes with ice valves sealing the ends.
Graphene heterostructures demonstrate exciting electronic properties
Combining graphene with other one-atom thick materials could create the next generation of solar cells and optoelectronic devices, scientists have revealed.
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