While burning electric vehicles, exploding e-bikes and melting smartphones no longer make the headlines, the issue of battery safety has yet to be fully resolved. To address this, UBC researchers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lithium-ion batteries are widely used to fuel various kinds of devices, from smartphones to electric cars. But they have ...

Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) are gaining attention as a safer and more affordable alternative to lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). While LIBs remain the most widely used energy storage technology, ...

A plant based breakthrough made by Chinese scientists can help improve the performance of the water-based zinc batteries. The breakthrough uses the konjac plant – a root vegetable which is native to ...

Molecular engineering of a zinc battery co-solvent improves plating stability, suppresses side reactions, and delivers near-perfect efficiency through a single functional group substitution. (Nanowerk ...

In a rapidly evolving world where energy demands are surging and environmental concerns are intensifying, researchers are on a mission to develop sustainable and efficient energy storage solutions. A ...

In modern alkaline batteries, the zinc anode is the performance-limiting and lifetime-limiting electrode, making the choice of zinc powder critical. Due to the various material fabrication processes ...

The transition to renewable energy requires efficient methods for storing large amounts of electricity. Researchers have developed a new method that could extend the lifespan of aqueous zinc-ion ...

Researchers at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), working with scientists from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, have developed a new way to improve the lifespan of zinc-ion ...

At Offgrid Energy Labs in Gurugram, Rishi Srivastava and his team are developing ZincGel, a long-lasting battery built from ...