When substances combine with oxygen the process is called oxidation and the compounds made are called oxides. The sparks in fireworks are made by burning different metals. The burning metals are ...

Sodium-oxygen batteries are considered by many to be a particularly promising metal-oxygen battery combination. Although less energy dense than lithium-oxygen cells, they can be recharged with more ...

Sodium-ion batteries are considered ideal candidates for large-scale energy storage systems due to the abundance of sodium resources, low costs, and high safety. Layered transition metal oxides serve ...

Smartphones, laptops, electric cars -- whatever the device, an efficient battery is high on any user's wish list. The search for the next-generation battery has recently focused on sodium- oxygen ...

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In a landmark breakthrough that could reshape the future of electric transportation, engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a sodium-air fuel cell that delivers ...

Chemists have discovered the key reaction that takes place in sodium-air batteries that could pave the way for development of the so-called holy grail of electrochemical energy storage. Chemists at ...