The Expanse supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California School of Computing, ...

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University researchers are working to make your gadgets and gizmos run more efficiently. They’re using sodium carbonate, which is really similar to the table salt we use every ...

In recent years, the popularity of sodium-ion batteries has suddenly risen. Chinese companies such as Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), Gotion Hi-Tech, EVE Energy and BYD are all engaging in ...

Half a century ago, the battery of the future was built out of sodium. The reason has to do with why the seas are salty. Sodium is a light element that ionizes easily, giving up one of its electrons.

While everyone else was worrying about cheap oil and the future of electric cars, sodium batteries just got closer to becoming mainstream. This challenger to lithium ion technology has been around for ...

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