The new aluminum-ion battery could replace many of the lithium-ion and alkaline batteries in wide use today Stanford University scientists have invented the first high-performance aluminum b... Read more
Aluminum could give a big boost to capacity and power of lithium-ion batteries. One big problem faced by electrodes in rechargeable batteries, as they go through repeated cycles of charging... Read more
A little nickel does it. A LOT of tosh is talked about “nanotechnology”, much of it designed to separate unwary investors from their hard-earned cash. This does not mean, though, that contro... Read more
Technology developed at the University of Cambridge lies at the heart of a commercial process that can turn toothpaste tubes and drinks pouches into both aluminium and fuel in just three min... Read more
Ultimately, researchers say they expect new technologies, “green” products, lowered equipment costs, and aluminum applications that work better, cost less and have high performance. Research... Read more
Rows of aluminium studs help solar panels extract more energy from sunlight than those with flat surfaces. Most solar cells used in homes and industry are made using thick layers of material... Read more
Besides powering vehicles, the technology can also be used to solve the problem of energy storage The era of clean technologies is hopefully only at its dawn and yet we have already witnesse... Read more
Titanium dioxide is really rather useful Last week that giant multinational of aluminum production Alcoa announced its new “smog-eating” architectural panels – in other wor... Read more
Electric power and electronics are playing an ever-increasing role in all kinds of vehicles. Currently copper is the conductive material of choice. But in comparison to aluminum copper is he... Read more