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MIT teams receiving $10M from TRI for next-gen battery materials

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Three MIT-affiliated research teams will receive about $10M in funding as part of a $35M materials science discovery program launched by the Toyota Research Institute (TRI). Provided over four years, the support to MIT researchers will be primarily directed at scientific discoveries and advancing energy storage.

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A123Systems Spins Out 24M Technologies; Combining Attributes of Rechargeable Batteries, Fuel Cells and Flow Batteries

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24M Technologies launched as a new venture focused on commercializing next-generation energy storage systems based on technology out of A123 Systems. 24M will initially focus on grid storage applications. 24M will initially focus on grid storage applications. 24M will initially focus on grid storage applications.

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MIT team synthesizes all carbon nanofiber electrodes for high-energy rechargeable Li-air batteries

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Gravimetric Ragone plot comparing energy and power characteristics of CNF electrodes based on the pristine and discharged electrode weight with that of LiCoO 2. A team at MIT, led by Carl V. Further work is still needed to translate these basic laboratory advances into a practical commercial product, she cautions.

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Rechargeable membrane-less hydrogen bromine flow battery shows high power density

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MIT researchers have engineered a new rechargeable, membrane-less hydrogen bromine laminar flow battery with high power density. In such a device, two liquids are pumped through a channel, undergoing electrochemical reactions between two electrodes to store or release energy. Credit: Braff et al. Click to enlarge.

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National University of Singapore researchers devise membrane-based supercapacitors; possible new route to high-performance supercapacitive energy storage

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The network has two unique features: 1) it allows for high capacitance (up to 400 F/g) energy storage in a simple film configuration without the need of high-surface-area nanostructures; 2) it is unstable in water, but becomes extremely stable in electrolyte with high ionic strength. —Xie et al. —Xian Ning Xie.

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Researchers directly visualize formation and disappearance of Li-O2 reaction products; insights to support development of rechargeable lithium-air batteries

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During discharge, Li ions meet with reduced oxygen on the surface of the Li x V 2 O 5 electrode forming Li 2 O 2 , which is decomposed upon recharge. The rechargeable Li?air Kendall Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering at MIT and the senior author of the paper, says.

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Motorola Solutions invests in Mg-ion battery company Pellion Technologies

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Pellion Technologies, a startup commercializing magnesium-ion battery technology ( earlier post ), announced an investment by Motorola Solutions. Toyota, among others, has actively been exploring the development of Mg-ion batteries as a higher energy density solution for energy storage. Mg 2+ rather than Li + ).

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