New Silicon EV Battery From CalTech Spinoff Is The Best Thing Ever
A new EV battery deploys 3-D nanostructures that resemble plastic badminton birdies but deliver on cost, performance, and safety.
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Eddie Murphy’s “Candy Cane Lane” Supported By Mobile Batteries, Safe EV Batteries — EV &…
From mobile batteries supporting the new Eddie Murphy movie, Candy Cane Lane, to a battery first in safety testing, below is a roundup of battery news and solar energy news for you to enjoy. Batteries Sienza Energy, a Caltech-incubated battery company addresses battery safety for the EV market “Sienza Energy, … [continued]
Space Solar Really, Really Is Not So Spacey Any More
The space solar race is on, as research teams in the US, the UK and elsewhere around the world take a wacky idea and make it real.
Carbon Dioxide, Radio Isotopes, The Keeling Curve, And The Greatest Cover Up In History
New research shows the fossil fuel and auto industries were fully aware of the damage their products were doing as early as 1954.
Space Solar Is Coming And Perovskites Are Hitching A Ride
Perovskite solar cells are among the new technologies being assessed for the ambitious space solar project under way at Caltech.
Caltech Solar Power Prototype Rides SpaceX Rocket Into Orbit (With Video)
Solar power from space is closer to reality after Caltech sent a prototype system into orbit on January 3 to test the technology.
Space Solar Power To Other Renewables: Hold My Beer
A newly launched prototype puts the US front and center in the space solar power race, and the electrofuels field is taking notice.
Solar Power Beamed Down To Earth From Space Moves Forward
Kooky-sounding idea of beaming down solar power from space is actually a real thing, and the US Air Force is on it.
Tracking Undersea Earthquakes Helps Scientists Study Ocean Heating
Researchers at CalTech have created a new research tool that could do a better job of measuring temperature changes in the world’s oceans.
Honda, NASA, & Caltech Claim Fluoride Battery Breakthrough
Researchers at Honda, NASA, and Caltech say they have created a prototype of a fluoride battery that could have 10 times the energy density of a lithium-ion battery. There are just a few minor issues to work out, like how to keep the electrodes from dissolving.
