Cutting down tailpipe emissions with e-vehicles
At nearly 55%, electricity generation in India is primarily through coal. So like in the case of the U.S and China, net reduction in carbon emission will not be much even…
Category: Battery
Podcast: Increasing Li-ion battery’s capacity, charging speed
Kingshuk Roy of IISER Pune explains how the novel anode made of silicon-phosphorene mixture for use in Li-ion batteries has five times more capacity than carbon-based electrodes and can be…
IISER Pune’s novel anode increases Li-ion capacity, quickens battery charging
IISER Pune researchers have fabricated a novel anode made of silicon-phosphorene mixture for use in Li-ion batteries. The anode has five times more capacity than carbon-based electrodes and can be…
IISER Kolkata: Paper-based electrodes show superior water-splitting efficiency
Researchers at IISER Kolkata have used a paper coated with nickel nanoparticles and model catalysts to split water to produce hydrogen gas. The flexible electrodes recorded 98% water-splitting efficiency and…
IISER Pune makes novel anode for next-generation batteries in electric vehicles
Research at IISER Pune have synthesised a new type of anode material that offers promise of a battery that can be charged quickly and retain the charge for longer duration…
IIT Madras develops a novel electrode material for lithium batteries
A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has been able to enhance the capacity retention of anode material in lithium ion batteries four-fold compared with…
Voila! NPL scientists produce electricity from water without using electrolyte, light
In a major breakthrough, scientists at Delhi’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have developed a novel way of producing electricity from water at room temperature without supplying any external energy or…
Electric bicycles from Chennai to hit the road soon
The Chennai-based Basil Energetics is ready to launch an electric bicycle, iZip, in Hyderabad by the end of this month. Fitted with a long-lasting and light-weight portable lithium iron phosphate…
