Iron-Based Battery Material Achieves Higher Energy State, Promising Improved Storage and Voltage

Iron-based battery material achieves higher energy state, promising improved storage and voltage

Researchers have created a more energy dense storage material for iron-based batteries. The breakthrough could also improve applications in MRI technology and magnetic levitation.

How Iron-Air Batteries Could Dethrone Lithium

There’s an exciting new development in the global race to discover next-gen battery tech. Iron-air batteries are finally ready to be tested in real-world applications, with major disruptive potential for the energy storage sector. These batteries use rust to create electricity and have the potential to deliver long-term energy storage at a time when such a breakthrough is desperately needed.  Iron-air batteries function by running air through a …

Researchers Discover Novel Energy Potential in Iron-Based Materials

In a groundbreaking advance that challenges longstanding conventions in materials science, researchers at Stanford University and their international collaborators have unlocked a tantalizing new frontier for iron-based electrode materials. Building on initial insights from a 2018 doctoral thesis, the team has demonstrated an iron-based cathode capable of undergoing redox transitions involving five electrons per iron atom—far surpassing the prev…

Scientists unlock new energy potential in iron-based materials

Researchers have created a more energy dense storage material for iron-based batteries. The breakthrough could also improve applications in MRI technology and magnetic levitation.