IMDEA Materials researchers have made an important breakthrough in improving the safety of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), ...

The potassium carbonate, a white salt with a strong alkaline property and excellent solubility in water, has long been ...

Sodium–air fuel cells could unlock electric flight and clean transit, capturing CO₂ and outperforming lithium batteries.

Sodium silicate services exhibit gel-forming behavior under acidic conditions, making them excellent for applications ...

MIT’s sodium-air fuel cell offers 3x energy density and carbon-capturing byproducts—bringing electric flight closer to reality.

School of Materials Science and Technology, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110142, Liaoning Province, China Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic ...

MIT researchers develop a revolutionary sodium-air fuel cell delivering over three times the energy density of lithium-ion ...

Instead of roasting concentrated lithium ore with sulfuric acid, the company treats the ore with sodium carbonate in a high-temperature, high-pressure reactor, producing lithium carbonate ...

Prototype packs triple the energy density of lithium-ion, they claim MIT boffins have built a prototype fuel cell using ...

Through its access to high-quality mineral deposits, Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile is a large, low-cost producer of lithium, iodine, and nitrates used in specialty fertilizers. SQM’s crown jewels ...

Engineers developed a fuel cell that offers more than three times as much energy per pound compared to lithium-ion batteries. Powered by a reaction between sodium metal and air, the device could be ...

Batteries are nearing their limits in terms of how much power they can store for a given weight. That's a serious obstacle ...