Storage Batteries Current Affairs, GK & News
Light Weight Carbon Foam Batteries developed by CSIR
The researcher from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has developed light carbon foam that will replace lead batteries. The carbon foam is easy to fabricate, non-toxic and affordable. Highlights The researcher is a recipient of INSPIRE Faculty award. The material developed by the institute has the potential to replace lead-acid batteries. It is ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Arsenic Contamination • Artificial intelligence • carbon foam • Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) • INSPIRE • manufacturing • Storage Batteries
INST uses Fish Gills to develop low cost electro-catalysts
The Institute of Nano Science and Technology operating under Department of Science and Technology has launched an environment friendly catalyst for rechargeable metal battery. Highlights The Catalyst used is made of fish gills. It is low cost and can be used in energy conversion devices. The catalyst invented will overcome the bottlenecks in storage technologies ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Biofuel • Department of Science and Technology (DST) • Fuel Cells • Nanotechnology • Pollution • Storage Batteries
Fire Resistant Lithium-Ion Batteries
The scientists at John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, US, have developed Lithium-Ion batteries that can operate under extreme conditions like submersion, ballistic impact, cutting and heat. In simple lay man terms, they can operate even under fire! Lithium-Ion Batteries The Lithium-Ion batteries that are commonly used in every household item starting from smartphones are susceptible ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Lithium • lithium ion cell • Lithium Ion Cell technology • Smartphones • Storage Batteries
ISRO to transfer lithium ion cell technology to industries for mass production
ISRO’s rocket sciences arm Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) has decided to transfer its own in-house lithium ion (Li ion) cell technology to successful Indian industries and start-ups on non-exclusive basis in automobiles for Rs. 1 crore. The initiative aims to accelerate development of indigenous electric vehicle (EV) industry and reduce dependence of imported lithium ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Electric vehicles • ISRO • Lithium Ion Cell technology • Science and Technology • Storage Batteries • Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre