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Hemp Batteries Revolutionize Energy Storage
A recent demonstration by a YouTuber compared the performance of a hemp battery against a lithium-ion battery, and the results were astounding: the hemp battery was eight times more powerful. Teslaâs new million-mile battery, made from lithium-iron phosphate, is designed to last twice as long as conventional lithium-ion batteries. However, even this advanced battery cannot compete with the power and renewability of hemp-based batteries.
Implications for the Future
The development of hemp batteries offers a more sustainable and affordable alternative to lithium-ion and graphene-based batteries. By replacing lithium batteries with hemp, electric cars and other gadgets can become significantly more eco-friendly. The use of a renewable resource like hemp to create powerful and cost-effective batteries has the potential to revolutionize the battery industry, making our world more energy-efficient and sustainable.
Elon: AGI is likely to emerge from our autonomous cars and humanoids
Weâre not actually specifically focused on AGI.
Iâm simply saying that AGI seems likely to be an emergent property of what weâre doing, because weâre creating all these autonomous cars and autonomous humanoids that are actually a truly gigantic data stream thatâs coming in and being processed.
Scientists Develop Self-Healing Battery Electrode
Using self-healing silicon microparticles, scientists have developed the first battery electrode that heals itself.
Researchers have made the first battery electrode that heals itself, opening a new and potentially commercially viable path for making the next generation of lithium-ion batteries for electric cars, cell phones, and other devices.
The secret is a stretchy polymer that coats the electrode, binds it together, and spontaneously heals tiny cracks that develop during battery operation, said the team from Stanford University and the Department of Energyâs SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
Elon Musk explains Tesla Robovan suspension system
When the Robovan approached the stage at Teslaâs âWe, Robotâ event, it became evident that the electric vehicle maker was definitely not shying away from creating machines that look like they belong in a sci-fi movie. But while the event itself was thin on technical details about the Cybercab and the Robovan, CEO Elon Musk did share some information about the people haulerâs suspension system.
The Robovan looked like it was gliding on the pavement when it pulled up in front of the stage of the âWe, Robotâ event. The Robovan is very low on the ground, so much so that its wheels are almost not visible. This creates a very futuristic look, but it also brought concerns about the vehicleâs capability to traverse roads that are not perfectly paved. It also incited jokes from critics that the Robovan looks like a kitchen appliance.
In later comments on X, CEO Elon Musk highlighted that the Robovan is actually very airy inside even if it may appear otherwise from the outside. Musk also explained that the Robovanâs extremely low ground clearance is due to the vehicleâs automatic load-leveling suspension system. This allows the all-electric people-hauler to raise or lower its suspension depending on the conditions of the road.
Teslaâs Cybercab: Elon Musk unveils robotaxi, pledges it âbefore 2027â
Elon Musk on Thursday unveiled what he said was a robotaxi capable of self-driving, predicting it would be available by 2027âabout a decade after he first promised an autonomous vehicle.
The Tesla CEO said the fully electric carâwhich has no steering wheel or pedalsâwould be priced under $30,000, would be charged wirelessly with inductive technology and would be â10 to 20 times saferâ than human-driven cars.
âYou can think of the car in an autonomous world as being like just a little lounge,â he told a crowd at the Warner Brothers Studio lot near Los Angeles.
Revolutionizing Sodium-Ion Batteries: Ultrafast Anode Preparation via Microwave Induction Heating
âOur microwave induction heating technology enables fast and easy preparation of hard carbon, which I believe will contribute to the commercialization of sodium-ion batteries,â said Dr. Daeho Kim.
Can sodium-ion batteries be improved to exceed the efficiency and longevity of traditional lithium-ion batteries? This is what a recent study published in Chemical Engineering Journal hopes to address as a team of researchers from South Korea investigated how microwave induction heating can produce sufficient carbon anodes used in sodium-ion batteries. This study holds the potential to help researchers and engineers better understand how to develop and produce efficient sodium-ion batteries, which have demonstrated greater abundancy and stability.
âDue to recent electric vehicle fires, there has been growing interest in sodium-ion batteries that are safer and function well in colder conditions. However, the carbonization process for anodes has been a significant disadvantage in terms of energy efficiency and cost,â said Dr. Jong Hwan Park, who is from the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) and a co-author on the study.
For the study, the KERI-led researchers improved upon existing sodium-ion batteries by using microwave technology, which involves heating carbon nanotubes using a microwave magnetic field, resulting in temperature exceeding 1,400 degrees Celsius (2,550 degrees Fahrenheit) in only 30 seconds. This breakthrough improves upon traditional methods for procuring carbon anodes, which typically require lengthy amounts of time to reach just 1,000 degrees Celsius (1,800 degrees Fahrenheit).
