The nickel-iron battery, originally conceived by Thomas Edison over a century ago, is back and better than ever thanks to scientists. The upgraded battery can be recharged in around two and half ...

A team of chemists at Stanford have created a nickel-iron battery prototype that can charge and discharge in seconds using carbon nanostructures. Usually, a nickel-iron battery is simply two ...

Some inventions last ... and last. The nickel-iron battery, designed by Thomas Edison in 1900, was used in electric vehicles until the 1920s, and was then used as backup power for railroads and mines ...

A rechargeable battery patented by Thomas Edison more than a century ago is staging a comeback. The nickel-iron battery may yet prove to be a viable power source for electric cars, as the inventor had ...

To demonstrate the reliability of the Edison nickel-iron battery, drivers rode a battery-powered Bailey in a 1,000-mile endurance run in 1910. The same battery technology is now getting a modern ...

(Nanowerk News) Stanford University scientists have breathed new life into the nickel-iron battery, a rechargeable technology developed by Thomas Edison more than a century ago. Designed in the early ...

The Stanford team has created an ultrafast nickel-iron battery that can be fully charged in about 2 minutes and discharged in less than 30 seconds. The team managed to increase the charging and ...

Inspiration can come from the strangest of places, but in the fast-paced world of electric car technology you might not expect it to come from one hundred years ago. However, when the idea came from ...

Like gasoline, there is no such thing as a “pure” lithium ion battery. Gasoline is a blend of various hydrocarbons and other components like ethanol that can vary widely based on location, time of ...

Scientists have dramatically improved the performance of Thomas Edison's nickel-iron battery. The enhanced device could be used in electric vehicles, much as Edison originally envisioned. Stanford ...