Advancing Battery Technology for Modern Innovations
2021年5月18日 · Li-ion battery technology has progressed significantly over the last 30 years, but the best Li-ion batteries are nearing their performance limits due to material limitations. They also have significant safety concerns—such as catching on fire if overheated—leading to increased costs because safety features must be designed into the battery ...
A Moisture Wicking Battery - ASME
2025年1月13日 · Now, they have developed an innovative new paper-based battery that is powered via moisture capture. “Our laboratory has been conducting experiments using bacteria, a strain called bacillus subtilis , to generate power,” said Yang “Lexi” Gao, a doctoral student in Seokhaun “Sean” Choi’s Bioelectronics and Microsystems Laboratory ...
7 Top Trends in Transportation Technology - The American …
2020年1月15日 · Researchers at the DOE Battery Manufacturing R&D Facility test new technologies for hybrid electric and full electric vehicles. Photo: Oak Ridge National Laboratory But the limitations of lithium-ion batteries—energy density, and safety—must be overcome before electric cars gain significant market share.
Blog: Electric Vehicle Advances Accelerate - ASME
2024年11月6日 · General Motors LLC of Pontiac, Mich., is getting $8 million to develop and demonstrate an automatic sorting and de-hazarding system for end-of-life EV batteries, while ReJoule Inc. of Signal Hill, Calif., will utilize $6 million to develop and scale EV battery diagnostics technology. Elsewhere, the pursuit of a better battery continues as well.
A Solid Foundation for Battery Technology - The American Society …
2023年8月29日 · In 2021, Factorial Energy raised $200 million, forging partnerships with Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and Hyundai to jointly develop the solid-state battery technology leveraging industry expertise and an automotive OEM perspective. Poornima Apte is technology writer in Walpole, Mass.
Battery made of carbon fibers and concrete promises to store …
2021年9月2日 · Zhang’s attempt at creating a concrete battery is not the first. Ten years ago, materials scientist Deborah Chung, of SUNY Buffalo, first tried the concept. But her battery produced a fraction of the energy (1.42 micro-watts a square centimeter) as it used only the water in concrete as an electrolyte. And it wasn’t rechargeable.
Wearable Air Curtain Could Protect Workers From Pathogens
2024年10月28日 · “It’s very old technology, but it provides a way to manipulate particles or aerosols that are charged so you can manage where they go.” After moving to the University of Michigan, Clack started collaborating with fellow faculty member, Krista Rule Wigginton, Ph.D., whose research centered on how to remove viruses from drinking and wastewater.
Hemp Carbon Makes Supercapacitors Superfast - ASME
2013年7月31日 · Today, it is also used for food, fuel, medicine, building materials, and plastics. Now the energy storage industry is starting to take notice, thanks to new Canadian research that shows supercapacitors with electrodes made from hemp-based carbon nanosheets outperform standard supercapacitors by nearly 200%.
9 Innovations in Solar PV Technology - ASME
2017年9月27日 · Solar fabric is an application of solar technology with a wide range of applications. Solar cells are woven into textile fibers and generate convenient solar electricity. “One version, created by FTL Solar, can literally be pitched like a tent to provide both shelter and electricity,” writes Hicks.
A new combustion engine captures carbon dioxide, eliminates …
2020年10月26日 · Many components of the researcher’s newly designed engine are the same as in traditional combustion engines, including turbochargers, coolers, and valves. The key to the new technology is a mixed ionic-electronic conducting (MIEC) …