Sentences with phrase «energy density material»

A major obstacle for bio-fuels» is transport of low energy density material.

«Because a plasma is inherently such a high energy density material, you don't destroy it.

Not exact matches

MDX can solve this problem as it uses two energy spectrums and a dual - layer detector to filter materials by their chemical composition, leaving a clear high - definition image that shows density difference based on chemical composition.

Eagle's pioneering dual energy x-ray technology «Material Discrimination X-ray» (MDX)-- ideal for detecting and removing contaminants in mid-sized, packed products with complex density levels such as pre-packed salads, snack items and frozen vegetables — is a star attraction on the company's booth (# 615), through the presence of the Eagle ™ Pack 430 system.

Companies including ITN Energy Systems and Teledyne Scientific & Imaging are working to increase energy densities in flow batteries using sustainable materials, all while driving down Energy Systems and Teledyne Scientific & Imaging are working to increase energy densities in flow batteries using sustainable materials, all while driving down energy densities in flow batteries using sustainable materials, all while driving down costs.

It uses cheap materials and has a higher energy density than lithium - ion cells.

By using another instrument to measure the energies of beam particles after they've passed through the 2 - D material, researchers can discern the material's density — and track how that density changes as they turn up the heat.

Shirley Meng, a professor at UC San Diego's Department of NanoEngineering, added, «This beautiful study combines several complementary tools that probe both the bulk and surface of the NMC layered oxide — one of the most promising cathode materials for high - voltage operation that enables higher energy density in lithium - ion batteries.

Wang said his research could yield the «holy grail» of magnets, having very high energy density but made with common materials.

In this regard, researchers are diligently looking for new materials that exhibit a greater energy density and charging capacity, but which are no heavier or larger than those used in today's lithium - ion batteries.

They have developed an electrode material whose energy density exceeds all the systems available to date.

But the materials are tightly packed in the capillary column and remain so as they're pumped out, resulting in the high volumetric energy density.

Standard rechargeable batteries are only marginally suited for high performance: «To raise the energy density, you need to increase the voltage or the capacity, and that is where traditional electrode materials and electrolytic fluids reach their limits,» explains the physicist.

The original concept for flow batteries dates back to the 1970s, but the early versions used materials that had very low energy - density — that is, they had a low capacity for storing energy in proportion to their weight.

«At present, one should not completely rule out the possibility of constructing a time machine from materials with positive energy densities,» says Ori (Physical Review Letters, vol 71, p 2517).

A multi-institution team of scientists led by Texas A&M University chemist Sarbajit Banerjee has discovered an exceptional metal - oxide magnesium battery cathode material, moving researchers one step closer to delivering batteries that promise higher density of energy storage on top of transformative advances in safety, cost and performance in comparison to their ubiquitous lithium - ion (Li - ion) counterparts.

According to the authors on the paper «Flexible Ionic Devices for Low - Frequency Mechanical Energy Harvesting» published online in the journal Advanced Energy Materials, «The peak power density of our device is in general larger than or comparable to those of piezoelectric generators operated at their most efficient frequencies.»

«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.

In some respects, nickel makes an even better cathode material because it has twice the energy density.

Tellurium electrodes have higher energy densities and may be charged and discharged faster than conventional electrode materials.

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.

PNNL's expertise in materials synthesis and processing will also contribute to the development of low - cost, high - capacity electrode materials for advanced batteries with unprecedented energy density and power.

«In high - energy laser systems, which use conventional solid optics, the maximum fluence (energy density) is limited by the damage of the material,» said Robert Kirkwood, the lead author on the paper and programmatic lead for the campaign.

Duan pointed out that the same porous scaffold design they used with niobia could be used with other active materials like silicon or tin oxide, which boast high energy density, the ability to store lots of ions for longer - lasting batteries.

«The pellet material is stronger and lighter than commercial graphite electrodes and could be promising for electrical storage applications with high energy and power densities,» he said.

These materials include new classes of superconductors, superhard materials, high - energy density and hydrogen storage materials, new ferroelectrics and magnetic systems, and materials that resist chemical changes under extreme conditions, said Russell Hemley, director of the Geophysical Lab and associate director of EFree.

The aim of the current research project is to develop high energy density batteries using organic materials for a sustainable way of storing energy.

For Mercedes - EQ, we expect some innovation on the materials side, but lightweight aluminum and advancements in battery energy density is a safer bet.

«I understand that the raw material of any sculpture is energy and the unit of measurement for energy, which is the calorie, is the same element that will alter the shape, volume, and density of the materials.

As water can exist in several distinct states (solid, liquid or gas) and move from one to another, a human society may also be seen as a material capable of undergoing these changes of states as it reaches critical mass in terms of density of settlement, amount of energy consumed or even intensity of interaction.

I was trying to estimate the mining footprints of solar and nuclear, and came up with some very tentative rough estimates that ore input for solar energy might have an energy density (per unit mass) ~ 5 to 80 times coal, while nuclear (convential US fuel cycle) may be ~ 20 times coal — on the solar side, this doesn't include some balance of system components, and on the nuclear side, it only includes the U, but on the solar side, the actual energy density could get much higher with recycling of the same material into multiple successive generations of solar energy devices, and on the nuclear side, breeder reactors.

In the long run, much of the economic growth of developed economies is likely to involve less energy - intensive sectors because of demand - side factors such as 1) the amount of stuff people can physically manage is limited (even with rented storage space), 2) migration to areas where the weather is more moderate will continue, 3) increased urbanization and population density reduces energy consumption per capita, 4) there is a lot of running room to decrease the energy consumption of our electronic devices (e.g., switching to clockless microprocessors, not that I'm predicting that specific innovation), 5) telecommunication will substitute for transportation on the margin, 6) cheaper and better data acquisition and processing will enable less wasteful routing and warehousing of material goods, and 7) aging populations will eventually reduce the total amount (local plus distant) of travel per person per year.

Example: A car has an over all center of balance BUT all the individual materials do as well dependant on the density and mass as to how much energy is stored in motion.

On the other hand, with the advent of molecular nanotechnology we may be able to develop micron sized factories with a uniform design, accurate down to the molecular level, capable to convert readily available raw materials to some high energy density, non-flammable, non-toxic chemical using short wave solar photons captured by molecular antennas, with no harmful emissions whatsoever.

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).

However, until now, the materials used for these devices have had a poor energy density that limited their usefulness.

There is no increase in framing materials from standard construction, but the embodied energy of the system increases with the addition of high density spray foam insulation.

Greater density and better materials mean better storage for things like solar or wind power that can be inconsistent sources of energy, but the best and cleanest options.

Samsung develops a new technology, creating a silicon cathode material for coating high crystal graphene on a silicon surface to usher in an energy density that is nearly two times more than existing lithium batteries.