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In 2024, University of Chicago researchers turned discarded bio-oil char into graphite; 8 hours of cooling made crystals 5 times thicker and over 15 times widerUS researchers have developed a method to convert plant waste into high-quality graphite. This breakthrough offers a potential domestic sou...
In 2017, UC Riverside turned waste glass bottles into lithium-battery anode material; one bottle could supply 3-5 pouch cells, while coin cells kept 1,420 mAh/g after 400 cyclesEngineers have ingeniously repurposed discarded glass bottles, converting them into battery anode material. This innovative method turns wa...
Your empty plastic bottle could one day power an electric vehicle, scientists sayA discarded plastic bottle may soon become more than waste. Plastic waste to battery graphite innovation reveals how scientists are transfo...
Powering India’s energy future: Why it’s time to bet big on sodium-ion batteriesThe biggest advantage of SIBs lie in the abundance of Sodium, one of Earth's most plentiful elements. While LIBs are currently cheaper, SIB...
Trump's tariffs could help Tesla, by hurting its rivals moreTesla may benefit from recent US tariffs, as it has built largely self-sufficient supply chains in the US and China, unlike competitors. Ho...
Trump's tariff threat spurs auto suppliers to rethink production plansThese tariffs could range up to 60%, significantly affecting the cost-effectiveness of auto parts from lower-cost markets, particularly Chi...
Trump's tariff threat spurs auto suppliers to rethink production plansGlobal auto suppliers are preparing to move production closer to the US due to potential high tariffs by President-elect Donald Trump. This...
Donald Trump to impose 60% tariffs on Chinese products? Xi Jinping could retaliate by doing this and it could prove costly for the WestRecent reports have revealed that US President- elect Donald Trump is planning to impose approximately 60% tariffs on Chinese products and ...
Rattled by China, West scrambles to rejig critical minerals supply chainsWestern companies are seeking alternative sources and increasing production, while prices for these critical minerals surge.
Startup offers EV firms greener graphite in alternative to ChinaSynthetic graphite, which accounts for most of global production, is typically made from petroleum coke, in an expensive and carbon-intensi...
ISRO tests high efficiency, low cost battery for future missionsThe national space agency said it has qualified 10 Ah Silicon-Graphite-anode based high energy density Li-ion cells as a low weight and low...
Beijing has a grip on global battery manufacturing. Here are India’s alternativesThe world depends on China for batteries because of the country’s material processing and battery production capacity. The effort is on to ...
China, world's top graphite producer, tightens exports of key battery materialChina is the world's top graphite producer and exporter. It also refines more than 90% of the world's graphite into the material that is us...
NITI Aayog proposes incentives for processing and refining of minerals in lithium-ion batteriesNITI Aayog has proposed incentives in the form of tax benefits and a production linked incentive scheme to encourage production and refinin...
Who wants the precious mine? A lot is going on in India on critical minerals frontIndia Inc is seeking incentives for mining and processing the 30 critical minerals that the Centre has identified as crucial for economic g...
Can the world make batteries for electric car without China?Despite billions in Western investment, China is so far ahead — mining rare minerals, training engineers and building huge factories — that...
- Materials that could make batteries charge faster identified
London, July 29 (IANS) Researchers from University of Cambridge have identified a group of materials that could be used to make batteries c...
- Fossilised algae may soon power electric vehicles
New York, Oct 23 (IANS) Inexpensive and energy-efficient lithium-ion batteries from fossilised remains of single-celled algae called diatom...
Fast-charging, long-lasting, cheaper battery developedResearchers say the new technology offers a safe alternative to many commercial batteries in wide use today.
Silk can be new 'green' material for gen-next batteriesTheir material stores five times more lithium than graphite can - a capacity that is critical to improving battery performance.