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| Subject | Re: New design points a path to the 'ultimate' battery |
| Date | Thu, 29 Oct 2015 21:29:31 -0000 |
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Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote: > New design points a path to the 'ultimate' battery >> http://phys.org/news/2015-10-path-ultimate-battery.html > > >> Scientists have developed a working laboratory demonstrator of a >> lithium-oxygen battery which has very high energy density, is more >> than 90% efficient, and, to date, can be recharged more than 2000 >> times, showing how several of the problems holding back the >> development of these devices could be solved. Summary: We might have something here, maybe. >> Lithium-oxygen, or lithium-air, batteries have been touted as the >> 'ultimate' battery due to their theoretical energy density, which is >> ten times that of a lithium-ion battery. Such a high energy density >> would be comparable to that of gasoline - and would enable an >> electric car with a battery that is a fifth the cost and a fifth the >> weight of those currently on the market to drive from London to >> Edinburgh on a single charge. Summary: We need better batteries. >> However, as is the case with other next-generation batteries, there >> are several practical challenges that need to be addressed before >> lithium-air batteries become a viable alternative to gasoline. Summary: We can't make it work in a real world production environment. >> Now, researchers from the University of Cambridge have demonstrated >> how some of these obstacles may be overcome, and developed a >> lab-based demonstrator of a lithium-oxygen battery which has higher >> capacity, increased energy efficiency and improved stability over >> previous attempts. Summary: We built yet another battery in the lab that may or may not be practical. -- Jim Pennino
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New design points a path to the 'ultimate' battery Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 15:53 -0500
Re: New design points a path to the 'ultimate' battery jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-10-29 21:29 +0000
Re: New design points a path to the 'ultimate' battery Bobby Sifuentes <bobsif@academicinstitute.org> - 2015-10-29 21:33 +0000
Re: New design points a path to the 'ultimate' battery Bobby Sifuentes <bobsif@academicinstitute.org> - 2015-10-29 21:40 +0000
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