MIT Flow Battery Promises Cheap Energy Storage

http://techbeat.com/2013/08/mit-flow-battery-promises-cheap-energy-storage/ http://www.gizmag.com/flow-battery/28747/ Can you imagine filling up your electric car like you do with your gasoline car? You would need to do a fluid exchange though.

Scientists Develop High-Efficiency, Low-Cost Zinc-Air Battery.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/other/display/20130528231737_Scientists_Develop_High_Efficiency_Low_Cost_Zinc_Air_Battery.html Scientists Develop High-Efficiency, Low-Cost Zinc-Air Battery. Stanford Scientists Develop High-Efficiency Zinc-Air Battery [05/28/2013 11:17 PM] by Anton Shilov Stanford University scientists have developed an advanced zinc-air battery with higher catalytic activity and durability than similar batteries made with costly platinum and iridium catalysts. The results could lead to the development of a low-cost alternative … Read more