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
Titanium oxide?—?a common ingredient in everyday paint?—?could be a key ingredient in reducing energy demand in devices as varied as driverless cars and smartphones.
Unlike conventional carbon electrodes that are made of additives, binders and powders, a new electrode from NAWA Technologies is made of billions of functionalized, vertically aligned carbon nanotubes, allowing for higher electric and ionic thermal conductivities.
In October 2020, international battery manufacturer Microvast showcased a new ultra-fast-charging energy cell called MpCO 17.5Ah capable of fully charging in 20 minutes.
EconCore and a team of student engineers from the University of Technology Eindhoven in the Netherlands have demonstrated that this waste can still be useful, applying recycled PET composites and other recycled materials to an innovative lightweight car production project.
A Manchester start-up company, Space Blue Limited, has used graphene to increase the performance of recycled tire rubber, reducing wastage from vehicle tires and contributing to positive environmental impacts.