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Nanotube film drowns out battery-killing lithium tentacles
November 13th, 2018Nanotube film drowns out battery-killing lithium tentacles Postdoctoral research associate Rodrigo Salvatierra is quoted in an article about a study he co-authored that determined carbon nanotube films may extend the life of lithium batteries. Evaluation Engineering (This article also appeared in Design News, EIN and Prosycom Technews.) http://bit.ly/2zBu2SG https://newatlas.com/nanotube-film-battery-dendrites/57010/
Nanotubes could lead to faster lithium batteries that last
November 13th, 2018Nanotubes could lead to faster lithium batteries that last An article features Rice research that developed high-powered, fast-charging lithium metal batteries from carbon nanotubes. The lab of James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, has shown that thin nanotube films […]
Today’s Market View — gold prices rise on equity selloff
November 13th, 2018Today’s Market View — gold prices rise on equity selloff Proactive Investors UK http://bit.ly/2EQpZI0 (Scroll down to “Nanotubes in batteries.”) https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/columns/sp-angel/30199/today-s-market-view-gold-prices-rise-on-equity-selloff-30199.html
Nanotubes may give the world better batteries
November 13th, 2018Nanotubes may give the world better batteries The lab of James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, has shown that thin nanotube films effectively stop dendrites that grow naturally from unprotected lithium metal anodes in batteries. Tour is quoted, and […]
Nanotubes may give the world better batteries
November 13th, 2018Nanotubes may give the world better batteries The lab of James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, has shown that thin nanotube films effectively stop dendrites that grow naturally from unprotected lithium metal anodes in batteries. Tour is quoted, and […]
Innovations are rocking the battery industry
November 13th, 2018Innovations are rocking the battery industry OilPrice.com http://bit.ly/2F1dPfc https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Renewable-Energy/Innovations-Are-Rocking-The-Battery-Industry.html
Rice team shows that thin nanotube films stop dendrite growth from Li metal anodes
November 13th, 2018Rice team shows that thin nanotube films stop dendrite growth from Li metal anodes The lab of James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, has shown that thin nanotube films effectively stop dendrites that grow naturally from unprotected lithium metal […]
Nanotubes may give the world better batteries
November 13th, 2018Nanotubes may give the world better batteries Rice scientists are counting on films of carbon nanotubes to make high-powered, fast-charging lithium metal batteries a logical replacement for common lithium-ion batteries. http://bit.ly/2ShHkfu http://news.rice.edu/2018/10/25/nanotubes-may-give-the-world-better-batteries/
Ammonia + Light = Hydrogen
November 13th, 2018Ammonia + Light = Hydrogen An article mentions that Rice nanoscientists have demonstrated a new catalyst that can convert ammonia into hydrogen fuel at ambient pressure using only light energy, mainly due to a plasmonic effect that makes the catalyst more efficient. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of […]
12 amazing battery innovations that could change the world
November 13th, 201812 amazing battery innovations that could change the world An article mentions that Rice students developed a way to reduce the cost of microsupercapacitors, which are made by lasers. A Rice video is included. Interesting Engineering http://bit.ly/2J8E5TC https://interestingengineering.com/13-amazing-battery-innovations-that-could-change-the-world