Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News!. The US Department of Defense has been achingly slow to add electric vehicles to its massive fleet. However, signs of activity have been stirring among automotive and battery stakeholders with an interest in defense contracts. The latest example is the US silicon battery firm Amprius Technologies, which has nailed down a slot in the xTechPrime Competition hosted by the US Army.

US Military Edging Closer To Electric Vehicles, One Step At A Time

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ION produced a cell with performance that's compelling to replace a huge portion of the lithium-ion market.

Lithium replacement power: ION’s anodeless solid-state battery hits 800 cycles

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News!. Depending upon where you work or live, the most visible sign of the clean energy transition you see may be an electric vehicle (EV). An ever-increasing number of motorists are bypassing the gas pump and plugging in instead.

Decades of NREL Research Power Electric Vehicle Revolution Progress

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Scientists have discovered a pioneering method to radically improve the lifespan of batteries.The new technique, developed by a team from Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) in China, enables a highly-promising type of battery to achieve 20,000 charging cycles with an energy density of 390 Wh/kg. For comparison, conventional lithium-ion batteries that are found in everything from consumer electronics to electric vehicles last less than 1,000 cycles and have an energy density between 200-300 Wh/kg.The breakthrough concerns all-solid-state lithium batteries (ASLBs), which have several advantages over lithium-ion batteries, such as improved safety, energy density and longevity.Until now, their...

Battery discovery offers decades-long lifespan

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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It’s not humans. How a survivor of a super-extinction repopulated our planet. There are more than 8 billion humans alive at this moment on Earth (unless something has gone horribly wrong). But humans aren’t the only dominant mammals.

For Millions of Years, Earth Was Dominated by a Single Vertebrate Genus

When compared to steel springs, the carbon nanotubes can store 15,000 more energy per unit mass.

Twisted carbon nanotubes store 3 times more energy than lithium batteries

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Performance levels barely dropped after two months of constant use.

World’s Most Durable And Efficient Solar Cell Smashes Existing Records

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I've covered Muscle Cars from the 1960s and 1970s I like, Muscle Cars that had the best performance, cars that I have owned, fast cars that I have driven, and even classic VWs that I think are cool most recently.

Longest-Lasting Cars: Top 3 Most Reliable Models

In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, pv magazine reviewed the productive lifespan of residential solar panels and inverters. Here, we examine home batteries, how well they perform over time, and how long they last. Residential energy storage has become an increasingly popular feature of home solar. A recent...

How long do residential solar batteries last?

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. In context: The air around us is thick with radio frequency signals from Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 5G networks. These standards are excellent for transmitting data but also represent an untapped energy source. Researchers have developed a new technology to harvest ambient or 'waste' RF signals and use them to power small electronic devices.

Researchers develop new battery-free technology that draws power out of thin air

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Raleigh, NC

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a general framework for designing quantum sensors, which could lead to vastly more sensitive sensors than traditional ones. The protocol, inspired by classical signal processing filter design principles, allows sensor designers to fine-tune quantum systems to sense signals of interest.

Researchers Develop Framework for Designing Ultra-Sensitive Quantum Sensors

Investors and businesses are increasingly focusing on an often-overlooked material — graphite — because of its vital role in batteries, storage technology, and the potential fortune to be made in undermining China’s overwhelming dominance of its production. Graphite is a key element in lithium-ion batteries used in...

China controls another vital ingredient for the energy transition

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Scientists from the Texas Advanced Computing Center are gaining a deeper — on the atomic level — understanding about why perovskites are such a good material for converting sunlight into electricity. The breakthrough was discovered using a supercomputer that found "vortex structures in quasiparticles of electrons and atoms,...

Supercomputer simulations make groundbreaking discovery about potential of solar power and LEDs: 'Never been observed before'

It sounds like something Macgyver would concoct. Engineers at MIT have built a first-of-its-kind hydrogen fuel generator, which can produce the combustible gas using only soda cans, seawater, and coffee grounds. The team believes this method could power a hydrogen fuel cell without producing any emissions. Hydrogen may be the...

MIT Engineers Create Hydrogen Fuel From Soda Cans, Seawater, and Caffeine

Fascinating research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that turns concrete into batteries is continuing to make headlines. The most recent news, reported by the BBC, shows the tech powering a handheld game. In a nutshell, the science turns concrete into supercapacitors using carbon black, water, and cement — all...

Concrete battery developed by MIT and Harvard researchers makes headlines again for its promising potential in powering devices: 'At first I didn't believe it'

Using a powerful additive, the researchers were able to produce PSCs with unprecedented performance.

Breakthrough solar cells reach 12.2% record efficiency with new additive

The 18650 format, being the most widely used and designed cell format, ensures compatibility with existing devices and applications.

World’s first 18650 Potassium-ion battery debuts, can replace lithium cells

“When I think of my whole career in physics, this is the work that I think 10 to 20 years from now could change the world.”

MIT’s breakthrough transistor could be game-changer for electronics

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ARPA, DARPA, & The Solid-State Batteries Of The Future

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ARPA, DARPA, & The Solid-State Batteries Of The Future

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