All Batteries articles
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FeatureExtraordinary electrodes
How the next generation of rechargeable batteries will be better, safer and greener
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ResourceLithium-ion cells worksheet | 16–18 years
Review your learners’ understanding of electrochemistry and its applications
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IdeasTake a microscale approach to electrochemical cells
How you can use Petri dish galvanic cells to support learning about electricity
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NewsA stabilised sulfur allotrope that’s making sustainable Li–S batteries work
Energy-dense lithium–sulfur batteries are making their way into the energy industry
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FeatureWhy the world urgently needs more chemists
At a pivotal time in history, this vocation could be a lifeline in solving pressing global challenges
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NewsCooking up sustainable batteries
Find out how microwaves can improve the environmental credentials of electrochemical cells
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Job profileScientific consultant
Sam provides advice on batteries and energy storage devices to customers across the world
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RSC NewsNew Guinness World Records title for highest voltage fruit battery
2923 connected lemons: the recipe for a new Guinness World Records title, awarded to the RSC and Saiful Islam
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Job profilePhD researcher
Lizzie investigates new battery materials for lithium-ion batteries which power devices such as smart phones, laptops and electric vehicles
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Job profileResearch fellow, battery recycling
Zubera is discovering ways to recycle precious materials from electric car batteries
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IdeasTeach your students about sustainable production and consumption
Easy ways to bring UN sustainable development goal 12 into your teaching of life cycle assessments, polymers and batteries
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ResourceSustainable consumption: individual action | 14–16 years
A research and reflect activity to get your learners thinking about the materials they consume and the impact of individual actions
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SoundbiteThe race for fast-charging cars
Learn how chemists are redesigning batteries to create new, fast-charging options for the future electric cars
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NewsRecycling lithium from electric vehicle batteries
Start a lesson with news of a mechanochemical recovery method that’s better for the environment
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Interview‘We can’t get rid of fossil fuels and not have an alternative’
Meet Phil Mercer, a chemist helping plan for a new lithium mine in Cornwall
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FeatureYour place or mine? The local business of lithium mining
Lithium-ion batteries will power the next generation of electric cars, but how can we mine lithium with minimal impact on the environment?
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ResourceLithium: separation, mining and battery power | 11–14 years
Test your 11–14 students’ knowledge of separation techniques; elements, mixtures and compounds; periodic table trends
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NewsA more energy-efficient lithium electrolysis
Could a ceramic hold the key to cheaper and less noxious lithium extraction using electrolysis?