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Sodium-Ion Batteries Will Diversify the Energy Storage Industry, Reports IDTechEx

Sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries are being developed due to their potential costs, safety, sustainability, and performance characteristics over traditional lithium-ion batteries.

11 Jan 2024

IDTechEx Explores Advanced Semiconductor Packaging Technologies: 2.5D and 3D Insights

Semiconductor packaging technologies have evolved from initial 1D PCB levels to the cutting-edge 3D hybrid bonding packaging at the wafer level.

11 Jan 2024

analytica and ceramitec 2024 in Parallel—Added Value for Exhibitors and Visitors

From April 9 to 12, 2024, analytica, the world’s leading trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis and biotechnology, and ceramitec, the world’s leading trade fair for the ceramics industry, will be held in parallel at the Munich Exhibition Center.

11 Jan 2024

Titanium-Tin Power Duo for Improved Battery Stability and Energy Boost

One of the main obstacles to effective renewable energy storage and large carbon emission reductions is battery capacity. In a lithium-ion battery (LIB), Tin (Sn) and Sn-mixture alloys could be used as a battery anode that releases electrons, potentially storing more energy at a higher density than more typical carbon-based anodes.

10 Jan 2024

PPPL Model Decodes Black Silicon Secrets for Better Solar Cells and Beyond

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have developed a new theoretical model explaining one way to make black silicon, an important material used in solar cells.

10 Jan 2024

Argonne Scientists Develop New Cathode Material for Cheaper, More Sustainable Electric Vehicles

As most shoppers looking for a new vehicle know, electric vehicles typically carry a relatively hefty price tag. A primary contributor to this expense are the lithium-ion batteries that power the vehicle.

10 Jan 2024

National Composites Centre Commissions Cygnet Texkimp Filament Winding Machine for New Era of Hydrogen Vessel Development

Composites technology company Cygnet Texkimp [Northwich, UK] has delivered a four-axis filament winding machine to the National Composites Centre [NCC, Bristol, UK] where it will form part of a new state-of-the-art manufacturing and test facility for hydrogen transportation and storage.

10 Jan 2024

Stripes in a Flowing Liquid Crystal Suggest a Route to “Chiral” Fluids

Hold your hands out in front of you, and no matter how you rotate them, it’s impossible to superimpose one over the other.

10 Jan 2024

ABB Acquires Innovative Optical Sensor Company to Expand Smart Water Management Offering

ABB today announced that it has agreed to acquire Canadian company Real Tech, a leading supplier of innovative optical sensor technology that enables real-time water monitoring and testing.

From ABB Measurement & Analytics 10 Jan 2024

Advances in Research Lead to Improved Lithium Metal Batteries

A novel lithium metal battery that can be recharged in a couple of minutes and charged and drained at least 6,000 times, more than any existing pouch battery cell, has been developed by researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS).

10 Jan 2024

Sodium-Ion Batteries: The Future of Sustainable Energy Storage

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have become essential for energy storage systems.

9 Jan 2024

A Novel Approach to Extracting Water from Air

Using atomic-scale probing, researchers from Dresden University of Technology and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf have elucidated the process of water adsorption in certain microporous materials known as hierarchical metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).

8 Jan 2024

Hitachi High-Tech Introduces the FT210

The FT210 XRF analyzer enhances coatings analysis, featuring advanced detection and software updates that boost productivity and simplify compliance testing.

From Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science 8 Jan 2024

Copper content in boiler feed water

Effective control of copper levels in boiler systems is vital. Anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV) offers a sensitive approach for monitoring corrosion risks.

From Metrohm Middle East FZC 8 Jan 2024