Sandia researchers can see why lithium-metal batteries fail

For decades, scientists have tried to make reliable lithium-metal batteries which hold 50% more energy than lithium-ion batteries, but higher failure rates and safety problems like fires and explosions have crippled commercialisation efforts. Researchers have hypothesized why the devices fail, but direct evidence has been sparse. Sandia National Laboratories scientists Katie Harrison, left, and Katie ...

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European Robotic Arm set to be smart spacewalker

The European Robotic Arm (ERA) is due to launch into space today, and it will be the first robot that can ‘walk’ around the Russian part of the International Space Station (ISS). The ERA – dubbed a Smart Spacewalker – is set for launch on a Proton rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome today (21 June) ...

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