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- Graphene improves lithium-ion battery capacity and recharge rate by 10x http://www.extremetech.com/computing/105343-graphene-improves-lithium-ion-battery-capacity-and-recharge-rate-by-10x 71 comments
- Are Lithium-ion batteries affected if a product stays on the store shelves too long? https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/77065g/are_lithiumion_batteries_affected_if_a_product/ 3 comments techsupport
- TIL: Don't buy lithium-ion batteries from just anywhere. (x-post from r/msp) https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/6mnxhx/til_dont_buy_lithiumion_batteries_from_just/ 50 comments sysadmin
- Scientists create all-solid lithium-sulfur battery with 4X the energy density of lithium-ion http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-06/drnl-nas060513.php?utm_source=feedly 15 comments science
- Super lithium-ion batteries! Coming soon in a phone near you. http://news.wsu.edu/pages/publications.asp?action=detail&publicationid=31776 14 comments science
- Battery Reality: There’s Nothing Better Than Lithium-Ion Coming Soon https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-03/battery-reality-there-s-nothing-better-than-lithium-ion-coming-soon 9 comments technology
- Lithium-ion batteries banned as cargo on passenger flights http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/23/lithium-ion-batteries-banned-as-cargo-on-passenger-flights?cmp=oth_b-aplnews_d-1 13 comments worldnews
- New lithium-ion battery design that’s 2,000 times more powerful, recharges 1,000 times faster http://www.extremetech.com/computing/153614-new-lithium-ion-battery-design-thats-2000-times-more-powerful-recharges-1000-times-faster?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-lithium-ion-battery-design-thats-2000-times-more-powerful-recharges-1000-times-faster 4 comments technology
- New lithium-ion battery design that’s 2,000 times more powerful, recharges 1,000 times faster http://www.extremetech.com/computing/153614-new-lithium-ion-battery-design-thats-2000-times-more-powerful-recharges-1000-times-faster?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+ziffdavis%2Fextremetech+%28extremetech%29 13 comments technology
- Memory effect now also found in lithium-ion batteries http://www.psi.ch/media/memory-effect-now-also-found-in-lithium-ion-batteries 8 comments technology
- Production of desi lithium-ion battery launched in TN https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/production-of-desi-lithium-ion-battery-launched-in-tn/articleshow/65120186.cms 4 comments india
- Forgetful scientists accidentally quadruple lithium-ion battery lifespan http://www.geek.com/chips/forgetful-scientists-accidentally-quadruple-lithium-ion-battery-lifespan-1631273/ 10 comments nottheonion
- Why thermal batteries could replace lithium-ion batteries for energy storage https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/06/why-thermal-batteries-could-replace-lithium-ion-batteries-.html 4 comments environment
- 94-year-old Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor Introduces Solid State Battery http://hn.premii.com/#/article/13778543 1823 comments technology
- In Nobel speech, Japanese winner Akira Yoshino says lithium-ion batteries will play key role in achieving sustainable society https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/12/09/national/nobel-speech-japanese-winner-akira-yoshino-lithium-ion-batteries/#.xe730uhkjb0 57 comments worldnews
- Niti Aayog: India needs large lithium-ion battery plants for electric vehicles push http://www.livemint.com/industry/fnzpixxoq9v0nc6k9wr4ll/niti-aayog-india-needs-large-lithiumion-battery-plants-for.html 3 comments india
- Lithium-Ion Batteries Have Plunged in Cost by 97% – Here’s the Reasons Behind the Rapid Cost Decline https://scitechdaily.com/lithium-ion-batteries-have-plunged-in-cost-by-97-heres-the-reasons-behind-the-rapid-cost-decline/ 43 comments technews
- A new battery works at –70° Celsius. At that temperature, the lithium-ion batteries in modern electronics shut down entirely. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/extreme-cold-no-match-new-battery?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=r_science 28 comments science
- 94-year old Lithium-Ion battery inventor unveils new ultra-efficient glass battery http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/glass-battery-technology/ 26 comments science
- Experimental chlorine battery holds 6 times more charge than lithium-ion https://newatlas.com/energy/stabilized-chlorine-battery-6-times-charge/ 22 comments technology
- Stanford University scientists have developed a "smart" lithium-ion battery that gives ample warning before it overheats and bursts into flames. http://www.likeswagon.com/2014/10/stanford-scientists-invented-smart.html 5 comments science
- Video of a lithium-ion battery charging shows why such batteries have limited charge cycles http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/12/video-charging-takes-a-toll-on-a.html 3 comments technology
- Lithium-ion batteries are fueling the fire on a burning cargo ship full of Porsches https://qz.com/2130711/electric-vehicles-make-it-harder-to-quell-fire-on-felicity-ace-cargo-ship/ 315 comments technology
- The development of a new, non-flammable electrolyte material could enable sodium batteries to be a safer and cheaper alternative to lithium-ion batteries https://aibn.uq.edu.au/article/2022/07/power-play-new-electrolyte-means-faster-more-reliable-batteries-lower-cost 24 comments science
- Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor Introduces New Technology for Fast-Charging, Noncombustible Batteries https://news.utexas.edu/2017/02/28/goodenough-introduces-new-battery-technology 6 comments technology
- Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor Introduces Fast-Charging, Noncombustible Batteries http://engr.utexas.edu/news/8203-goodenough-batteries 57 comments science
- Plunge in lithium-ion battery costs. Analysis quantifies a dramatic price drop that parallels similar improvements in solar and wind energy, and shows further steep declines could be possible. The cost of batteries has dropped by 97 percent since they were first commercially introduced in 1991 https://news.mit.edu/2021/lithium-ion-battery-costs-0323 6 comments science
- Europe promises all-out assault on batteries to counter China’s lithium-ion domination: EU puts 2.9B€ ($3.5B) behind European Battery Innovation project, expects companies to triple that https://www.theregister.com/2021/01/27/europe_battery_investment/ 118 comments hardware
- Researchers have developed a new cathode material for a Calcium-ion battery (CIB) or the next-generation rechargeable battery. It will contribute to the further commercialization of CIBs, which exhibit more excellent capacities and performances than existing Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). https://dgist.ac.kr/en/html/sub06/060202.html?mode=v&no=3e505911cd7487b4bc40553a4f9e7bfd&gotopage=1 8 comments science
- At 97, Professor Goodenough becomes the oldest winner in the Nobel Prize's history for his work on lithium-ion batteries. M Stanley Whittington and Akira Yoshino also awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Professor John Goodenough https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-09/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-for-lithium-ion-battery-development/11588298 5 comments worldnews
- MH370 carried lithium-ion batteries in the cargo hold which are now banned by Boeing and Airbus due to numerous fires. May explain loss of communications and turn-back. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/15/the-deadly-cargo-inside-mh370-how-exploding-batteries-explain-the-mystery.html 3 comments worldnews
- Sugar battery offers hope of green-powered gadgets within three years | Scientists in the US have developed a sugar-powered "biobattery" that they say stores 10 times more energy than the equivalent-size lithium-ion batteries found in smartphones. http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/22/sugar-battery-green-powered-gadgets-three-years 22 comments technology
- Researchers have made a breakthrough in energy storage/power generation. The power generated relative to the energy source size is 3-4x greater than what is currently possible with the best lithium-ion batteries. http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-02-power-source.html 376 comments science
- Chemists have developed a long-lasting zinc-ion battery that costs half the price of current lithium-ion batteries. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160826142023.htm 7 comments science
- Scientists have developed a miniaturized solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) to replace lithium-ion batteries in smartphones, laptops, drones, and other small electronic devices for extended capacity https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160308105627.htm? 3 comments science
- By replacing the traditional graphite anode in a lithium-ion battery with a carbon-based material composed of 12-sided carbon nanospheres with Riemannian surfaces, lithium-ion batteries can maintain their rechargeable storage capacity down to -35 C (-31 F). https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscentsci.2c00411 4 comments science
- In a lithium-ion battery, when electrons flow into the cathode during discharge, do they reduce the cobalt ions (4+ to 3+) or the incoming lithium ions (+ to 0)? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/m699dl/in_a_lithiumion_battery_when_electrons_flow_into/ 19 comments askscience
- Simpler process to grow germanium nanowires could improve lithium-ion batteries: Researchers have developed what they call “a simple, one-step method” to grow nanowires of germanium from an aqueous solution. Their process could make it more feasible to use germanium in lithium-ion batteries http://news.mst.edu/2014/08/simpler-process-to-grow-germanium-nanowires-could-improve-lithium-ion-batteries/ 3 comments science
- What It’ll Take to Get Electric Planes off the Ground. The lithium-ion battery is good for moving cars short distances, but aviation requires longer-lasting power. Maybe we need to try other elements. "Wake-up call" to industry to invest in basic science beyond moving around lithium ions. https://www.wired.com/story/what-itll-take-to-get-electric-planes-off-the-ground/ 36 comments energy
- Tesla May Soon Have a Battery That Can Last a Million Miles. Journal of the Electrochemical Society describing a lithium-ion battery that “should be able to power an electric vehicle for over 1 million miles” while losing less than 10 percent of its energy capacity during its lifetime. https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-may-soon-have-a-battery-that-can-last-a-million-miles/ 809 comments technology