Silicon Nanopores Breakthrough Could Boost Lithium-Ion Battery Anode Capacity by 10x

Photo: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Nanotubes, Nanopores… The Future’s Happening on a Small Scale Last year, I wrote about a battery tech breakthrough by researchers at Stanford and Hanyang University in Ansan, South-Korea

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Silicon Nanopores Breakthrough Could Boost Lithium-Ion Battery Anode Capacity by 10x

Dean of Invention’s Joanne Colan Dishes on Game-Changing Gadgets

Photo via Planet Green Planet Green is launching a new series this Friday, October 22nd called Dean of Invention .

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Dean of Invention’s Joanne Colan Dishes on Game-Changing Gadgets

Lithium-Ion Batteries for EVs to Grow from $878 Million Market in 2010 to $8 Billion in 2015

Photo: CC/GFDL Rapid Progress and Money to be Made Pike Research has released a study today that projects the growth of the transportation lithium-ion battery market over the next few years. Investors should pay attention, especially in these uncertain economic days: “The opportunity for Li-ion batteries will be primarily driven by plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles, which require much larger battery packs than conventional hybrids.

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Lithium-Ion Batteries for EVs to Grow from $878 Million Market in 2010 to $8 Billion in 2015