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When Li meets Si - the Wedding Cake

Lifting the lid on silicon batteries

03 Feb 2014

Resolving the mystery of what happens inside batteries when silicon comes into contact with lithium could accelerate the commercialisation of next-...

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Building a better battery

07 Mar 2013

A new battery technology provides double the energy storage at lower cost than the batteries that are used in handheld electronics, electric vehicles...

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Nanowires

Under the Microscope #16 - Nanowires

15 Mar 2012

Nanowires growing in real time. Each nanowire is roughly 450 atoms wide.

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Batteries

Todd-Hamied Laboratory at the Department of Chemistry opens

11 Aug 2011

The University of Cambridge’s Department of Chemistry has today unveiled the new, cutting-edge Todd-Hamied Laboratory. The laboratory will explore...

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Recharging energy research

28 Sep 2009

A new phase of research harnessing materials for rechargeable batteries is beginning in the Department of Chemistry.

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