Advancing Battery Technology for Modern Innovations
May 18, 2021 · Solid-state battery technology incorporates solid metal electrodes as well as a solid electrolyte. Although the chemistry is generally the same, solid-state designs avoid leakage and corrosion at the electrodes, which reduces the risk of fire and lowers design costs because it eliminates the need for safety features.
Safer and Powerful Solid-State Batteries for Electric Vehicles - ASME
Feb 23, 2022 · A solid-state battery will maintain 90% of its capacity after 5,000 cycles. This allows solid-state batteries to be lighter, have more energy density, offer more range, and recharge faster.” Accelerated R&D Most companies hope to commercialize their solid-state batteries by 2025, although small-scale production may happen earlier.
A Solid Foundation for Battery Technology - The American Society …
Aug 29, 2023 · Solid-state batteries (SSBs), where all components including traditional liquid electrolytes are solids, constitute a promising alternative to the lithium-ion in use today. “Solid-state batteries hold many unique properties when compared to traditional Li-ion batteries and alternative chemistries,” said Alex Yu, CTO and co-founder of ...
Making the Next-Generation Lithium-Ion Batteries Safer, Longer
Oct 24, 2018 · Samsung Advanced Institute of Technologyin 2017 announced a new battery material called “graphene ball” that enables a 45 percent increase in capacity, and a charging speed that is five times faster than standard lithium-ion batteries. A battery based on the graphene ball material requires only 12 minutes to fully charge, according to ...
Blog: Electric Vehicle Advances Accelerate - ASME
Nov 6, 2024 · Stellantis has announced its plans to introduce solid-state batteries into a demonstration fleet of Dodge Charger Daytona EVs that will launch by 2026. Woburn, Mass.-based Factorial Inc. is behind this battery technology—Stellantis infused the battery maker with $75 million back in 2021—which has an energy density of more than 390 Wh/kg.
Super Soaker Inventor Lonnie Johnson Takes on Green Energy …
Oct 3, 2024 · The Johnson Thermal Electrochemical Converter (JTEC) is a solid-state device uses an efficient process involving hydrogen as a working fluid to transform heat into electricity. “My motivation for developing the tech was to get away from fossil fuels and things that were destroying the environment,” said JTEC Energy founder and chairman ...
Technology solidifies carbon dioxide - ASME
May 9, 2022 · But now researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology have managed to turn the gas into a solid—simply by letting it bubble through liquid metal. The technique could put a stopper on the flow of CO 2 into the air, likely at the point of entry: industrial emissions. The research team passed carbon dioxide through an alloy—mostly ...
Engineers can make more money with these eight tips - ASME
Jul 5, 2023 · Here are eight ways mechanical engineers can make more money: 1. Get a professional engineering (P.E.) license. Having a PE after your name shows people you are serious about your profession and are likely an expert. This is reflected by the fact that many businesses prefer to work with licensed professional engineers, whom they perceive as ...
Solid State Material Can Control Heat Transfer - ASME
Oct 14, 2024 · Now, Hu’s laboratory, in collaboration with Paul Weiss, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has created a new solid-state thermal transistor, the first demonstration of a device that can control heat with high precision and performance down to the nano scale level. This new electronic switch is a self-assembled molecular interface.
Leonidas microwave weapon knocks out drones - ASME
Jun 5, 2023 · Leonidas, the Eprius counter-electronics system, is a microwave-based defense system. Previous interactions have been able to “kill” a broad range of UAS and electronic systems, including neutralizing swarms of drones, in multiple test events. In light of these successes, the U.S. Army recently awarded a $66-million contract to Eprius to ...