batteries – The TechBriefs

Researchers develop a new process to get lithium out of rocks

The key chemical in the process is ammonium fluoride (NH4F). It’s possible to use the salt directly in a molten […]

When the battery starts discharging, the sulfur at the cathode starts losing electrons and forming sulfur tetrachloride (SCl4), using chloride […]

Skip to content People don’t upgrade phones every year anymore—longevity matters. The Pixel 6a is the next phone on Google’s […]

Battery electrode materials need to do a lot of things well. They need to be conductors to get charges to […]

“It was really a setback for the company [Gouach] at the time,” Vallette said. “But we knew that the technology […]

The Li-ion batteries that power everything from smartphones to electric cars are usually packed in rigid, sealed enclosures that prevent […]

Skip to content Recharge, then recharge some more Regular doses of lithium let a battery survive nearly 12K cycles (and […]

Sulfur can store a lot more lithium but is problematically reactive in batteries. If you weren’t aware, sulfur is pretty […]

The Pixel 4a, a well-regarded release in Google’s line of budget-minded phones with nice cameras and decent stock software, was […]

Skip to content When the Sun doesn’t shine and the wind is calm, humankind still needs power. When the Sun […]