{"id":279777,"date":"2024-04-30T03:40:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T10:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=331340"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:36:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:36:32","slug":"scientists-design-a-cheap-super-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/scientists-design-a-cheap-super-battery\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists design a cheap super battery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed <strong>a high-performance hybrid sodium-ion battery that charges quickly and offers impressive energy density.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"AppleTV+\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/8f7cb2d7-74e2-4492-af0c-06a1761742a1\/457874704\/apple-tv-plus-2019-03-28_12-07-17.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">AppleTV+<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/apple-tv-plus.en.softonic.com\/mac\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/apple-tv-plus.en.softonic.com\/mac\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This revolutionary prototype <strong>uses sodium (Na), a chemical element that is more than 1,000 times more abundant and cheaper than lithium (Li)<\/strong>, the main component of conventional batteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally, sodium-ion batteries face limitations such as lower power, limited storage properties, and prolonged charging times. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S2405829724001958?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Here is the study\">Here is the study<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The innovative battery design, led by Professor Jeung Ku Kang from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at KAIST, tackles the current limitations of sodium-ion batteries by integrating the anode materials used in traditional batteries with the cathodes used in supercapacitors. <strong>The result offers high storage capacity and fast charging and discharging speed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking:  Scientists design super battery made with cheap, easily affordable chemical element, Na \u2013 Salt-based cell has surprisingly good energy density and charges in seconds <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4u1rsAnwAs\">https:\/\/t.co\/4u1rsAnwAs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/affordable?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#affordable<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/battery?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#battery<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cell<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sLgng9kWe2\">pic.twitter.com\/sLgng9kWe2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WhatsNew2Day (@whatsn2day) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whatsn2day\/status\/1785173010221277192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A battery that could be the solution to our problems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The development of the hybrid battery relied on improving the energy storage speed of the battery anodes and increasing the relatively low capacity of the supercapacitor cathode materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The research team at KAIST <strong>used two different metal-organic frameworks to create an optimized synthesis of hybrid batteries<\/strong>, resulting in an anodic material with improved kinetics and a high-capacity cathodic material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fully assembled sodium-ion energy storage hybrid device surpasses the energy density of commercial lithium-ion batteries and matches the power density characteristics of supercapacitors.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"AppleTV+\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/8f7cb2d7-74e2-4492-af0c-06a1761742a1\/457874704\/apple-tv-plus-2019-03-28_12-07-17.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">AppleTV+<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/apple-tv-plus.en.softonic.com\/mac\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/apple-tv-plus.en.softonic.com\/mac\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professor Kang claims that this new battery<\/strong>, with an energy density of 247 Wh\/kg and a power density of 34,748 W\/kg, <strong>could be used in various sectors, such as electric vehicles<\/strong>, smart electronics, and aerospace technologies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Kang claims that this new battery could be used in various sectors, such as electric vehicles. 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