The properties of electrochemical and thermal batteries are being combined at the commercial level by Texel to create thermochemical batteries that could offer a more cost-effective alternative to electrochemical batteries.
Electric vehicles are being touted as the future of transportation. However, the battery technology for this new transportation era must be advanced before widespread adoption can occur.
By Brett Smith
3 Dec 2020
COVID-19 has generated a new public awareness and appreciation for hygiene, along with a necessity to innovate current disinfecting and cleaning methods. Swiss company Tweaq has taken hold of this opportunity with its latest development - the world’s first smart self-cleaning door handle.
There is an increasing need to look deeper into the technologies that make renewable energy more possible - one of them is thermal energy storage (TES).
By Ahmad Mustaffar
25 Nov 2020
Although regular face masks cannot be sanitized with sunlight, a newly developed cotton fabric capable of killing 99.9999% of bacteria and viruses with just 60 minutes of exposure to daylight could be used for reusable and sustainable PPE such as face masks and protective suits.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
16 Nov 2020
At the beginning of 2020, Echion Technologies demonstrated a Li-ion battery cell with a 200% improvement on the best lithium titanate anodes. The technology charges safely in six minutes and expects to replace the current batteries technologies that are too slow to meet the demands of next-generation e-mobility applications.
Finnish clean air experts, 6GCool, has recently revealed its innovative portable air purifier that leverages the latest air purification technology to enable users to clean the air in their immediate surroundings, protecting their health.
New research suggests that doping lithium metal batteries with potassium could improve performance, lifetime, and safety in the next generation of rechargeable batteries.
By Robert Lea
11 Nov 2020
Urban heat islands, created by human activity concentrations, are a causal factor in climate change and Earth’s increasing temperature. Retro-reflective materials could be used to mitigate the temperature rises in these regions by reflecting solar energy without diffusion.
By Robert Lea
11 Nov 2020
Scientists from the University of California Santa Barbara have developed a polyethylene upcycling technology to help move sustainability forward.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
10 Nov 2020