How does a battery really work? Where does the power in a battery actually come from? Let's take a closer look! Here's my battery hooked up to a flashlight bulb to make a simple circuit. I've unwrapped a paperclip to make a piece of connecting wire and I'm holding that between th...
One might ask, how does solar battery storage work concerning a second-life module from an EV? It's similar to any battery-based system. Yet, integrators must match the pack's state of health to system needs, verify its thermal performance, and confirm that the BMS can protect against uns...
a challenger lurks: sodium.Sodium is similar to lithium in some ways, and cells made with the material can reach similar voltages to lithium-ion cells (meaning the chemical reactions that power the battery will be nearly as powerful).
In the pursuit of greener energy solutions, Northvolt, a Swedish company, has quietly achieved a groundbreaking feat in sodium-ion battery technology. Boasting an energy density of up to 160 Wh/kg, this breakthrough positions Northvolt as a game-changer in the evolving landscape of affordable and...
When Does Being Upside Down Turn Deadly? When Inversions Become Deadly: The Nutty Putty Cave In 2009, a Utah man named John Jones died after spending 28 hours stuck upside down at an about 70-degree angle in the Nutty Putty Cave. Rescue workers tried to work fast, but the walls of th...
If it's good enough to clean toilets and power a battery, then it's good enough for a post-dessert treat. Most regular smokers will agree that a cigarette after a meal is one of life's simple pleasures. Same with the wake-up smoke, the work-break smoke, the stress smoke and the ...
Sodium imbalance is probably one of the biggest problems. A number of things can happen here, including hyponatremia. If you break down the word, this word does not seem to complicated to define. “Hypo-“ means to have too little of something. “Natr-“ is sodium, and “emia-“ is ...
However, all-solid-state battery chemistries have some intrinsic issues that prevent them from simply stealing the limelight. First, it takes much more pressure to mash two sheets of ceramic together hard enough to get a reasonable reaction rate than it does to dunk two electrodes in an ...
of sodium ion mobility may be decreasing the size of the iron sulfide particles so that a one-phase reaction occurs, making it much easier for sodium to react. Wang’s team also plans to work with collaborators on modelling and simulations that will help inform the design of battery ...
OK, so when a cell is in the RMP stage, sodium and potassium ions are both present on either side of the membrane. Cool beans. But — how do they cross the barrier? How does an ion enter or exit a cell? Well, that’s where ion channels come in. As the name implies, these ar...