operating times , brighter screens for |
Hu says , “ Industry standard is that electric |
lower cost lithium formulations . |
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laptops and smart phones , and cordless tools with more power on tap .
The Nexeon technology is based on the use of silicon anodes instead of the carbon-based anodes used today , as this allows greater charge to be stored within the battery . Silicon provides far higher
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vehicles need to go at least 200 miles on a single charge . We can make the battery half the size and half the weight , and it will travel the same distance , or we can make it the same size and same weight , and now it will go 400 miles on a single charge .” |
At the U . S . Department of Energy ’ s
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , advances in understanding how oxygen oxidation creates extra capacity in batteries with a “ lithium-rich ” cathode has sparked excitement among battery alchemists , because of its implications for
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performance as an anode material , |
Now with lithium prices going higher , and |
higher energy densities using alternatives |
offering charge densities around ten times |
questions surrounding the supply of |
to cobalt , nickel or manganese — the |
that of carbon . |
cobalt in the most common battery |
three current transition metals |
Lithium-ion batteries have come to lead |
composition , research teams the world |
commercially feasible in lithium-ion |
the rechargeable battery market as a |
over are searching for the next lithium |
batteries presently . |
conclusion of their higher performance for a given cell size and weight , their low selfdischarge rate and the absence of a |
battery that can alleviate some of the supply risks while amping up the energy density . |
Yuan Yang , assistant professor of materials science and engineering at Columbia
Engineering , has developed a new method
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‘ memory effect ’. Silicon has been known |
Tucson , Arizona based Sion Power , have |
to increase the energy density of LIB . He |
to offer potential as a superior anode |
come up with a lithium sulphur battery |
has built a trilayer structure that is stable |
material , but until now , silicon has |
that provides double the energy density of |
even in ambient air , which makes the |
suffered from physical instability when |
existing lithium-ion batteries along with |
battery both longer lasting and cheaper to |
repeatedly charged and discharged . |
improved safety . |
manufacture . |
Nexeon , is looking to solve this problem by changing the physical form of the silicon , allowing it to realise its full potential as a battery anode . |
Sulphur ions deliver a 5x higher level of energy availability than other lithium formulations , and also delivers several performance efficiencies , including longer |
" When lithium batteries are charged the first time , they lose anywhere from 5-20 % energy in that first cycle ," says Yang .
" Through our design , we ' ve been able to
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Solid Energy plans to bring their batteries |
life , higher energy density , and faster |
gain back this loss , and we think our |
to smartphones and wearables in early |
charging . The company says it will achieve |
method has great potential to increase |
2017 , and to electric cars in 2018 . But the |
a 500 watt hour per kilogram performance |
the operation time of batteries for |
first application will be on drones . “ Several |
by 2018 . |
portable electronics and electrical |
customers are using drones and balloons |
While Sion is the only commercial |
vehicles ." |
to provide free Internet to the developing world , and to survey for disaster relief ,” Hu says . “ It ’ s a very exciting and noble application .” |
provider of lithium sulphur technologies presently , there are other growing research projects working on batteries with much higher energy densities and |
In Toyohashi University of Technology in
Japan , researchers published a report that stated that calcium ion batteries could theoretically replace lithium altogether .
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This year , 3rd edition of CeBIT India will be held at the |
CeBIT India will see an increased focus on Indian start-ups that |
Bangalore International Exhibition Centre ( BIEC ) from 8-10 |
will come on the same platform to share ideas , collaborate , |
December 2016 , with the theme of Discover the Business of |
exchange and disrupt to create something extraordinary out of |
Technology Innovation ! How collaborative disruption is |
the ordinary . |
changing tomorrow ’ s innovation . CeBIT India 2016 is powered |
Talking about the start-up ecosystem in India , Mr . Mehul |
by technology , bringing together thought leaders , visionaries ; |
Lanvers Shah , Managing Director , Hannover Milano Fairs India |
innovators , SMEs and startups ; CXOs , VCs , mentors & |
said “ The incredibly enthusiastic Indian ecosystem supports |
dignitaries and technology buyers and users across various |
the growth of entrepreneurships where the startups are the |
industry segments . |
backbone . The + 91 Start Up Challenge provides an impetus to |
Hannover Milano Fairs India ( HMFI ) is all geared to bring the |
these exuberated minds to grow and progress under the large |
new improved + 91 Start-up Challenge for the young |
companies . Unlike the previous years , this year the limelight is |
entrepreneurs of India . This year CeBIT India aims at increasing |
on exploring the challenges faced by the start-up community |
the level a notch higher to make it more robust and engaging |
and ways to fight for their survival . Starts Ups will be pitching |
with start-ups , SMB ’ s and the new minds . It will include a |
live to the jury , thus providing opportunities to interact and |
prominent set of jury members judging the competion for the |
connect with more established enterprises .” |
next big idea ! |
Visit : http :// www . cebit-india . com / |