Sustainable battery electrode material derived from tea waste
Scientists utilize discarded tea leaves for sustainable and affordable sodium-ion battery anodes to enable renewable energy storage.
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Solid-state batteries and their role in advancing energy storage technologies
A new roadmap plots development trajectories for solid-state batteries as a safer, higher-energy successor to today's lithium-ion batteries. Hybrid solid electrolyte systems emerge as a promising strategy for advancing battery technology and optimizing energy storage solutions.
Liquid metal skins turned into power source for stretchable batteries and devices
Researchers demonstrate a technique to harness electrochemical energy released when the oxide layer on liquid metals reforms after being ruptured. This approach enables new kinds of soft, stretchable batteries and self-powered devices.
Improving medical implants with high-energy, biocompatible biobatteries
Novel double membrane biobattery design inspired by mitochondria achieves high energy density and biocompatibility, enabling advanced implantable devices.
New 4D-printed generator makes water droplets more powerful
Researchers have created a new type of electricity generator that uses falling water droplets more efficiently, thanks to groundbreaking 4D printing techniques.
Single-enzyme breakthrough powers flexible biofuel cells
By adopting a single-enzyme approach, scientists have unlocked a new era in enzymatic biofuel cell technology, where one device serves a dual purpose: harvesting electricity and providing an analytical signal for glucose detection, all powered by a single enzyme, glucose oxidase, on both the anode and cathode.
Single molecule studies of quantum dot - dye energy transfer
Researchers report single molecule studies of energy transfer using a quantum dot donor with an organic dye acceptor. They demonstrate that suppression of the blinking of the QD donor minimizes the loss of energy, which is achieved by a simple surface treatment method.
The promising future of triboelectric nanogenerators in marine exploitation
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are rapidly emerging as a cutting-edge technology with the potential to revolutionize the marine industry. As a novel technology that has made significant progress over the past decade, TENGs have been regarded as one of the most efficient methods for harvesting low-frequency ocean energy.