Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2017

Researchers at the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) have discovered that a nano-galvanic aluminum-based powder of their design splits water on contact, producing hydrogen and oxygen. The team demonstrated a small radio-controlled tank powered by the powder/water reaction. If we can recharge those batteries, they can stay out longer.

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Water Hydrogen Sodium Recharge 207

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The Salton Sea geothermal field in California potentially holds enough lithium to meet all of the US’ domestic battery needs, with even enough left over to export some of it. Using various extraction techniques, lithium chloride can be extracted from the brine, then processed into other forms for battery production. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

A team of Department of Energy (DOE) scientists at the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) has discovered the fastest magnesium-ion solid-state conductor, a major step towards making solid-state magnesium-ion batteries that are both energy dense and safe. An open-access paper on their work appears in Nature Communications.

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Li-ion Batteries Battery MIT 150

Plug In India

MARCH 15, 2023

In this article, we will document some important facts that debunk this narrative with facts and sources. The reality is these mines are not even in use by the battery industry and they are not Lithium Mines. Work is being done to bring the battery refinement processes to India by companies such as OLA Electric.

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Chile Li-ion Petrol India 59

Cars That Think

APRIL 22, 2023

The bandage consists of two small molybdenum electrodes connected to a battery-free power-harvesting unit and a near-field communications module that communicates with control software in a smartphone or tablet. When soaked in a yet another food-grade component —a calcium chloride water bath—the sheet swells and creates a conductive hydrogel.

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Universal Water Sodium Connect 86

Cars That Think

MAY 23, 2023

This episode is brought to you by IEEE Xplore , the digital library with over 6 million technical documents and free search. It’s basically the reason they say you’re 66 percent water or whatever. This is like sieve water. It’s got sodium, potassium, calcium, etc., It doesn’t really like sodium so much.

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