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Aussie scientists salt electrodes in lithium battery breakthrough
iTnews (.com.au) ^
| Jun 14 2016 9:00AM (AUS)
| Juha Saarinen
Posted on 06/14/2016 4:35:49 PM PDT by Utilizer
An Australian research project has devised a way to use salt baths to boost battery life while improving performance and safety, offering the potential to create long-lasting energy storage for electric cars and electronic devices.
Researchers from the CSIRO, RMIT and the Queensland University of Technology found that a simple salt bath improved the performance of lithium batteries considerably.
Researchers Dr Adam Best, Dr Anand Bhatt and doctoral candidate Andrew Basile discovered that treating electrodes in a bath containing ionic liquids and lithium salts reduced the breakdown of the battery electrolyte during operation.
Basile told iTnews the treatment provided several advantages.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Science
KEYWORDS: batteries; energy; longlifebatts; powerpacks
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I hope that means that the older laptop I have lying about somewhere will now be able to operate for longer than 45 minutes now when I want to watch some vids or regular movies I am interested in.
Rather difficult attempting to stay no further than 45 minutes from the nearest mains outlet.
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posted on
06/14/2016 4:35:50 PM PDT
by
Utilizer
To: Utilizer
Rather difficult attempting to stay no further than 45 minutes from the nearest mains outlet. Just dunk it in the ocean for that longer lasting performance.
To: Utilizer
a way to use salt baths to boost battery life Will my machinery get naked and try to chew my face off?
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posted on
06/14/2016 4:41:16 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Nation States seem to be ending. The follow-on should not be Globalism, but Localism.)
To: Utilizer
It is probably a really good thing they are using salt baths and not bath salts.
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posted on
06/14/2016 4:42:15 PM PDT
by
disndat
To: Greetings_Puny_Humans
Not possible. It self-identifies as a cat. *snicker*
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posted on
06/14/2016 4:42:33 PM PDT
by
Utilizer
(Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the muzrims trying to kill them)
To: ClearCase_guy
Why? Are you looking for a new job? *grin*
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posted on
06/14/2016 4:43:23 PM PDT
by
Utilizer
(Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the muzrims trying to kill them)
To: disndat
Or, even worse, garlic salts! Or lox! (Oy Vey!)
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posted on
06/14/2016 4:45:06 PM PDT
by
Utilizer
(Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the muzrims trying to kill them)
To: Utilizer
"has the potental to improve batteries to a point where electric vehicle users will no longer have to fear "range anxiety".I've always been afraid to use a range in a moving car.
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posted on
06/14/2016 5:01:32 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
(is)
To: Utilizer
I wonder if these claims are accurate or if they are hype.
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posted on
06/14/2016 5:02:56 PM PDT
by
samtheman
(Trump For America.)
To: Utilizer
We use a lot of battery powered tools at work. I am not impressed with the life of said batteries.
Any improvement would be an improvement.
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posted on
06/14/2016 5:04:34 PM PDT
by
disndat
To: Utilizer
Will these batteries be used along with the cold fusion devices we were promised a few years ago...the ones that were predicted to change human civilization?
To: Utilizer
Yawwwwn.
Another month goes by and another battery “breakthrough”.
None of these battery hypes ever makes it to market.
Wake me up when such an advanced battery is actually in my phone.
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posted on
06/14/2016 5:34:58 PM PDT
by
bkopto
To: Utilizer
I hope you are right. Forming the salt of many compounds can make a more stable compound. It seems so simple, why was it not tried before??
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posted on
06/14/2016 6:04:28 PM PDT
by
mfish13
(Elections have Consequences.)
To: DannyTN
Motorhomes have them installed by default.
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posted on
06/14/2016 6:26:24 PM PDT
by
Utilizer
(Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the muzrims trying to kill them)
To: samtheman
The reference sources tend to corroborate it so far.
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posted on
06/14/2016 6:27:16 PM PDT
by
Utilizer
(Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the muzrims trying to kill them)
To: disndat
Militant feminists everywhere would tend to agree with you, I would imagine. *grin*
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posted on
06/14/2016 6:28:05 PM PDT
by
Utilizer
(Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the muzrims trying to kill them)
To: mfish13
Key word: “can”. Can be used. It takes time to go through all the possibilities.
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posted on
06/14/2016 6:57:28 PM PDT
by
Utilizer
(Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the muzrims trying to kill them)
To: Utilizer
"Motorhomes have them installed by default."That is true. In addition to ranges, Motorhomes are good for hauling bowling balls and scorpions too.
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posted on
06/14/2016 8:05:23 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
(is)
To: Utilizer
The targeted demographic of the energizer bunny. It isn’t a better battery they need.
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posted on
06/15/2016 1:58:47 AM PDT
by
disndat
To: Utilizer
I really hope it’s true. It would be fantastic. But I am just wary of big claims in science. I’ve read so many of them over the years that don’t ever pan out.
Some do. But they are a tiny minority of the actual claims made.
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posted on
06/15/2016 5:55:14 AM PDT
by
samtheman
(Trump For America.)
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