The field of alkali metal thermoelectric converters (AMTEC) has garnered significant attention due to its potential to convert high‐grade thermal energy directly into electricity through the ...

Researchers at AIST have created a method to introduce alkali metals into the graphene interlayers, working with researchers from Osaka University, Tokyo Polytechnic University, Kyushu University, and ...

New research suggests that doping lithium metal batteries with potassium could improve performance, lifetime, and safety in the next generation of rechargeable batteries. With increasing concerns ...

Engineering researchers have found that alkali metal additives, such as potassium ions, can prevent lithium microstructure proliferation during battery use. They used a combination of microscopy, ...

An alkali is derived from the Arabic word 'qali' means ' from the ashes'. As ashes are mixed with water used for cleaning products and are made of alkali materials. It is a basic hydroxide or ionic ...

The golden metallic water layer on a sodium-potassium alloy drop. Courtesy: Phil Mason A metallic water solution has been observed in the laboratory for the first time thanks to a new method that ...

Under normal conditions, pure water is an almost perfect insulator. Water only develops metallic properties under extreme pressure, such as exists deep inside of large planets. Now, an international ...

Panasonic Corporation announced that it has developed an innovative catalyst that uses an alkali metal compound to decompose and particulate matter in diesel engine exhaust gas. The company has ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The first section of this paper is an account of some experiments on the absorption of light in sodium vapour from the series limit at 2412 Å ...

Capacitors are crucial components in electronic devices such as smartphones and computers. They are made of dielectric materials that polarize on the application of the voltage. Currently, barium ...

Furuya Metal Co., Ltd. and Asahi Kasei Corp. have, in collaboration with Nobian Industrial Chemicals B.V. and Mastermelt Ltd, embarked on a demonstration trial regarding the recycling of metals used ...