Tag: Batteries
Browse our exclusive articles!
Sulfuric acid: the next resource crisis that could suffocate green technology and jeopardise food security
Without sulfur in the form of sulfuric acid, industries would struggle to produce the phosphorus fertilisers that raise farm yields or extract the essential...
The original battery was inspired by electric eels two centuries ago, and they now pave the way to future battery technology.
As the world’s need for large amounts of portable energy grows at an ever-increasing pace, many innovators have sought to replace current battery technology...
What will electric vehicle batteries look like in the future?
“Gigafactories” could one day be churning out millions of electric vehicle batteries in the UK. The government has already committed the country to a ban on...
2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: how the inventors behind the revolutionary lithium-ion battery changed the world
This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry is shared by Michael Stanley Whittingham, John Bannister Goodenough and Akira Yoshino. These three world-leading scientists deserve enormous credit for...
What will travel look like in 2050?
If the aviation industry was a country, it would rank among the world’s top ten emitters of carbon dioxide (CO₂). Aviation emissions have risen by 70%...
