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Monday, April 25, 2011

New battery produces electricity where freshwater meets saltwater

New battery produces electricity where freshwater meets saltwater
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 25, 2011 - Scientists are reporting development of a new battery that extracts and stores energy produced from the difference in saltiness at the point where freshwater in rivers flows into oceans. A report on the battery, which could supply about 13 percent of the world's energy needs, appears in ACS' journal Nano Letters. Yi Cui and colleagues cite the intensive global scientific effort to develop ... more
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