Sentences with phrase «as battery density»

The conventional wisdom from a few years back was that as battery density went up and costs came down, electric vehicles would begin to take over the green vehicle market and start to make inroads to the mainstream market as well.

But plug - in hybrids will get better as battery density increases and they begin to offer greater range.

Not exact matches

The U.S. Department of Energy describes lithium - ion battery technology as growing in popularity because of «its lightweight, high - energy density, and ability to recharge.»

They have the energy storage of normal batteries, but also possess a power density rivalling supercapacitors, meaning they can charge and release energy 100 times as fast as normal lithium ion batteries.

«The [energy] density here is considerably less than gasoline, but just as good as or better than a lithium - ion battery,» said Grossman.

Scientists prove that depleted AA batteries will bounce higher when you drop them, as inner material loses density

For one thing, calcium easily dissolves in salt, and yet a crucial feature of the liquid battery is that each of its three constituents forms a separate layer, based on the materials» different densities, much as different liqueurs separate in some novelty cocktails.

Metal - air batteries have attracted significant research attention as the new generation of high - performance batteries as they the advantages of (1) simple structure, (2) extremely high energy density, and (3) a relatively inexpensive production.

«Another, unexpected bonus of this electrolyte's high energy density is it could potentially expand the use of flow batteries into mobile applications such as powering trains and cars,» said the study's corresponding author, Wei Wang, a materials scientist at DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

This interphase, inspired by a layer generated within non-aqueous batteries, protects the anode from debilitating side reactions, allowing the battery to use desirable anode materials, such as graphite or lithium metal, and achieve better energy density and cycling ability.

Meanwhile, the fuel cell variant would feature a smaller battery for energy - storage purposes, as GM's next - generation, high - energy density fuel cell stack will be able to provide sufficient quantities of electricity to the motor on its own.

This technology will bring the Soldiers a «completely safe and flexible Li - ion battery that provides identical energy density as the SOA Li - ion batteries.

The authors say that as energy storage density improves — and with their work it is now approaching the capacity of lithium batteries — applications for the new technology include such possibilities as solar pads that collect energy from the sun by day, then store it for heating food, living spaces, clothing or blankets at night.

Graphite has been the default choice of active material for anodes in lithium — ion batteries since their original launch by Sony but researchers and manufacturers have long sought a way to replace graphite with silicon, as it is an abundantly available element with ten times the gravimetric energy density of graphite.

This unique set of features suggests it could replace silicon in electronics and lithium in high - density batteries — or, rolled into carbon nanotubes, perhaps even do something as foolishly ambitious as help build a space elevator.

Along with the scientists at MIT, Lambo's hope is to come up with supercapacitor tech that allows for the same kind of energy density as conventional batteries while also allowing rapid charging through regenerative braking.

Graphene is an atomic - scale honeycomb lattice consisting entirely of carbon atoms; when used as a membrane in batteries, as studied and developed at UCLA, it promises increased energy density, faster charging, and longer driving range — though the technology is unproven outside of the laboratory as of yet.

Fortunately, the enhanced pixel density does not come at the cost of a reduced battery performance, as the tablet still returns respectable figures of around 10 hours of run time.

The handset boats an ultra-thin, metal unibody with a visually frameless design and it comes equipped with Hisilicon Kirin 930 64 - bit 2.0 GHz octa - core processor, 3 GB RAM, 16 GB onboard storage, 5.2 ″ FHD display with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and 424ppi pixel density, 8MP front - facing camera and 13MP rear camera with f / 2.0 aperture, DSLR - level image signal processor, OIS and dual color temperature flash as well as 2680mAh rechargeable battery.

Moreover, the smartphone also comes with Google Android 5.0 Lollipop with brand - new ASUS ZenUI, 16 / 32 / 64 GB internal storage, 5.5 ″ Full HD IPS display with 1980 x 1080 pixels resolution, 403ppi pixel density and Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 3000mAh rechargeable battery, GPS / A - GPS / GLONASS, NFC, OTG, microSD card slot for up to 64 GB, and 4G / LTE connectivity as well as dual SIM capacity.

The phone case works with iPhone 6 / 5 / 5s / 4S / 4 and Samsung Galaxy S4 / S4 mini / S5 / S5 mini, and ISOCASE features a 7.9 - inch IPS display with 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution and 330 ppi pixel density in order to transform your smartphone into a tablet with powerful audio speakers, and it's built with an armor shell and gorilla glass in order to guard the device and your handset from shocks and scratches, moreover, waterproof feature allows it to be submerged in water up to two meters, and built - in 10000mAh rechargeable battery doubles as a power bank to offer extra battery life for your phone.

I know, this was tried and failed with Project Better Place but as batteries get lighter and have higher power densities, the concept might work.

Therefore, as the energy density of the battery module increases over time, I'll be swapping out depleted battery modules for the new technology modules.

Onboard hydrogen (H2) storage, whether as a gas, liquid or chemically adsorbed in another material, enabled higher energy density than then - current batteries, giving an FCV significantly greater potential range than a comparable electric vehicle (EV).

The 3,000 mAh battery inside is claimed by the company to have the highest density in any consumer device yet, and it's married to new display backlight technology that makes the Mi 5's screen as much as 17 percent more efficient than previous generations.

Where the Huawei Mate 10 leads the field — as far as I can tell — is its 4000 mAh high - density battery that can go for days.

While hardware such as processors, RAM, cameras and displays advance really quick, current battery technology still struggles to balance between energy density and dimension.

G4 users also get the option to swap out the battery and expand the storage via microSD card - two things you can't do on most phones today.The 5.5 - inch Quad HD IPS Quantum Display has the same 2560 x 1440 resolution and 538ppi pixel density as last year's G3.

The processor will be even more advanced than the current one on the iPhone X since it will offer 20 percent better battery density, 10 percent better speeds and consume 15 percent less power using the same surface area as the current one.

Xiaomi is using the LG's high - density lithium - ion batteries which are mentioned as safe and efficient.