MADRID—Ferroglobe P.L.C., the largest producer of refined silicon metal in the western hemisphere, has developed a high-purity silicon metal powder for use in battery anodes and other advanced ...

A small Dutch company, E-magy, that specializes in designing and manufacturing porous silicon technologies is now working on creating a new silicon-based lithium-ion battery that would increase EV ...

In thermoplastic and engineering plastics processing, manufacturers often encounter several persistent challenges: High friction increases processing torque and energy consumption. Surface defects ...

Scientists led by the Kunming University of Science and Technology in China have proposed to reuse silicon from discarded solar cells to develop silicon-carbon composite anode materials that could be ...

Panasonic is collaborating with Sila Nanotechnologies, a California-based company co-founded by Tesla’s seventh employee, to improve lithium-ion battery anodes for electric vehicles (EVs). This new ...

Researchers in India have demonstrated a wet chemical process to recover silicon with high purity from end-of-life solar panels, which they used to make functionalized silica nanoparticles. Tests of ...

NanoGraf, a Chicago-based start-up, says its silicon anode will enable “the world’s most energy-dense cylindrical 18650 cell,” with much higher run time than is possible with traditional cell ...

The latest lithium-ion batteries on the market are likely to extend the charge-to-charge life of phones and electric cars by as much as 40 percent. This leap forward, which comes after more than a ...

(MENAFN- GetNews) PEEK (polyether ether ketone) is a high-performance engineering plastic with a number of excellent physical and chemical properties that make it popular for a variety of high-end ...