Startup's Battery Could Provide Cheaper Grid Storage
The key is a modular design, which could make the technology practical as a way to keep the grid stable and reduce electricity costs.
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A Car Battery at Half the Price
A startup hopes to commercialize a novel design that features fluid electrodes.
Salty Solution for Energy Generation
Battery draws power from salinity difference between freshwater and saltwater.
Rapid Testing Yields High-Energy Battery Materials
Startup creates an automated process that could speed the development of cheaper batteries for electric cars.
An Energy Boost for Ultracapacitors
An alternative to batteries gets an advance from tiny, crumpled sheets of graphene, whose electrodes can store more charge because they have larger surface areas.
Improving Phones through Surveillance
Apps that track how people use their phones could help make the devices more efficient.
Natural Gas to Chemicals
Virus-based nanowires are the key to making valuable chemicals out of methane, says Siluria.
Subway Trains to Generate Power for the Grid
A battery will capture power from braking trains.
New Battery for Cheap Electric Vehicles
Founder of A123 Systems starts a new company to commercialize the technology.
U.S. Backs Electric-Car Batteries. Will Drivers Follow?
If federally funded factories don't get enough demand, even more government spending could result.
