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December 20, 2014

Future batteries: Lithium-sulfur with a graphene wrapper
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 17, 2014
What do you get when you wrap a thin sheet of the "wonder material" graphene around a novel multifunctional sulfur electrode that combines an energy storage unit and electron/ion transfer networks? An extremely promising electrode structure design for rechargeable lithium-sulfur batteries. Lithium-sulfur batteries are of great commercial interest because they boast theoretical specific energy densities considerably greater than those of their already-well-established cousin, lithium ion batteries. ... read more

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Year-End rush in China pushes Asia-Pacific PV market record levels

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Greenpeace fined over Spain nuclear protest: court

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