As the world begins to rely ever more on batteries to store and provide power as part of the fight against climate change, scientists are working hard to find ways to make those batteries hold more charge and last longer. Jasper Woodard, a PhD student at the University of Alberta, is one of those scientists […]
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This Scientist Is Making Batteries Out of Recycled Crab Shells
Shellfish chitin is a starting material ripe for chemical modification. If you want to work in Mark MacLachlan’s lab, it helps to have a taste for seafood. The chemist, who works at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, is working on turning the discarded shells of shrimp, crabs, and lobsters into advanced materials that […]
Nature Outlook: Batteries
Batteries have the potential to transform the way we use energy, to make electric cars mainstream and to allow renewable energy sources, which tend to be intermittent, to be integrated into the power grid. Today’s best batteries are reaching their limits, but researchers are experimenting with new chemistries and designs. Read more in this Nature Outlook that […]