"Zinc and manganese separately have very favorable properties for high-quality sustainable batteries; however, when paired in a full system their intercalation -- their rechargeability -- has been ...

MIT researchers have created a semisolid flow battery that might be able to outperform lithium-ion and vanadium redox flow batteries. It features a new electrode made of dispersed manganese dioxide ...

Scientists in Japan have found a common substance that can reversibly and rapidly store and release relatively large amounts of low-grade heat without decomposing. The research could lead to more ...

Highly reducing or oxidizing photocatalysts are a fundamental challenge in photochemistry. Only a few transition metal complexes with Earth-abundant metal ions have so far advanced to excited state ...

As concerns ramp up around the cost, availability of materials, lifetime, and safety of lithium-ion batteries, alternative materials and chemistries for battery energy storage are under investigation.

The zinc carbon cell, also known as the dry cell or Leclanche cell after its inventor Georges Leclanche, is the ancestor of modern cells. Over the past 100 years, zinc carbon batteries have become ...