Sodium (Na)-ion batteries have recently emerged as cost-effective and sustainable alternatives to lithium (Li)-ion batteries. Na, the sixth most abundant element on Earth, offers lower material costs ...

Researchers at the Tokyo University of Science have solved one of the (many) sodium ion battery challenges, and discovered ...

A groundbreaking new method developed at the University of Osaka calculates the entropy of liquids using a non-empirical approach, requiring only the atomic species as input. The paper is published in ...

Sodium-ion batteries, ... let’s dig a little bit deeper into the chemistry and consider what the details could mean for the future of EV batteries. ... When you look at that chemical reality, ...

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