Renewable energy technologies, such as solar cells and wind turbines, are becoming increasingly widespread in many countries worldwide. Reliably storing the electricity produced by these devices, so ...

With no toxic elements to dispose of, the new aqueous battery design could dramatically improve the safety and longevity of ...

Aqueous electrolyte solutions underpin myriad natural and industrial processes, ranging from physiological functions to energy storage and water treatment. Their thermodynamic properties, including ...

Researchers led by Prof. HU Linhua from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Prof. JI Denghui from Shijiazhuang University have recently developed a hydrogel ...

As the demand for safe, low-cost energy storage continues to grow, the limitations of traditional lithium-ion batteries in terms of cost, safety, and resource availability become more pronounced. Now, ...

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have become immensely popular as the go-to power source for a wide variety of electronic devices and vehicles over the past two decades. Although it is hard to overstate ...

According to a study published in Advanced Energy Materials, a research team led by Prof. Linhua Hu from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Hefei Institutes of Physical Science created a hydrogel ...

Advantages of a potassium-ion battery. How does a water-in-salt electrolyte help in making a potassium-ion battery viable? Tokyo University of Science's advanced methodology that was used to gain more ...