Renews automatically, cancel anytime. Terms apply. 3D printing has become popular with manufacturers since it provides flexible design, rapid prototyping, cost-effectiveness, waste reduction, and a way to increase sustainability in manufacturing. We’re used to seeing 3D printed toys, shoes, tools, … Read the rest
Revisiting the Supercapacitor – The Wait for Graphene is Over
There’s been lot of hype about graphene since it was first discovered and called a breakthrough. But we’re still waiting for the next big thing. That’s starting to change. A newly announced supercapacitor from Skeleton Technologies could make a big … Read the rest
Jetson ONE – Official Launch
Meet the Jetson ONE. Jetson ONE is an ultralight and extremely fun to fly recreational all-electric personal vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. Test pilot: Tomasz Patan – Founder & CTO at Jetson Our mission is to make the skies … Read the rest
Turning Buildings into Batteries? Concrete Battery Storage Explained
Turning Buildings into Batteries? Concrete Battery Storage Explained.
Energy storage is the holy grail of decarbonization. If we want to get rid of fossil fuels for good, we need to be able store a large amount of surplus renewable energy … Read the rest
Energy Storage Breakthrough – Solid Hydrogen Explained
Green hydrogen is touted to be one of the essential ingredients for the sustainable energy mix of the future. Yet, there’s an…invisible…yet big problem. Storage, transport, and operation is complicated and expensive, but what if we could create and store … Read the rest
Powering the future: The drive for lithium
With electric cars seen as the future of the American auto industry, companies are ramping up the production of batteries, which require lithium. Correspondent Ben Tracy looks at efforts to increase lithium mining in the U.S., and the struggle over … Read the rest
Why Rust Batteries May Be the Future of Energy – Iron Air Battery Technology
While renewable energy sources like solar and wind have now become cheaper than fossil fuels, developing long-term energy storage is key to overcome their intermittency. Lithium-ion batteries are the state-of-the-art battery technology but they can only cost-effectively provide energy for … Read the rest
Exploring the 1000 Mile Car Battery – Aluminum Air Hype?
Exploring the 1000 Mile Car Battery – Aluminum Air Hype? Even though electric vehicle adoption is picking up speed, some buyers are hesitant because of range anxiety and concerns about lithium-ion battery safety. An interesting battery technology popped up recently … Read the rest
Lithium Sulfur batteries: SOLVED! Two new tech breakthroughs in the same week!
Lithium Sulphur (or Sulfur) batteries have been on the ‘hopeful technology’ list for over a decade now. Potentially they have 5 times the energy density of existing lithium-ion batteries. The trouble is, previous prototypes had terribly short cycle lives, so … Read the rest
Lithium batteries of the future are here – all we needed was sugar! I’m not kidding
Lithium–sulfur batteries may succeed lithium-ion cells because of their higher energy density and reduced cost due to the use of sulfur instead of cobalt, which is commonly used in lithium-ion batteries.… Read the rest