Iron fluoride cathode materials have emerged as a promising class for next-generation rechargeable batteries, offering high theoretical energy densities and the potential for both lithium-ion and ...

Scientists have synthesized a cathode material from iron fluoride that boosts the capacity of lithium-ion batteries. As the demand for smartphones, electric vehicles, and renewable energy continues to ...

With a fluoride-based electrolyte that’s liquid at room temperature, along with suitable electrodes, researchers hope to exploit the high energy-storage potential of this otherwise challenging element ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The chemical element that makes up most of today's batteries, lithium, may soon be challenged by its polar opposite on the periodic table: fluoride. Yes, the same stuff in ...

Fluoride protects our teeth against cavity-causing bacteria by making our teeth stronger. But what if we could find a way to trap fluoride ions (the negatively charged form of the chemical element ...

Through the use of custom-engineered synthetic proteins known as monobodies, scientists have resolved the atomic structure of the fluoride ion channel, revealing a unique 'double-barreled' ...

One of the main knocks on battery-electric and hybrid cars is that the chemicals, heavy metals and production processes that go into making their lithium-ion batteries aren't much better, ...

Researchers from around the world are looking for the successor to the lithium-ion battery for electric cars, power tools, and electronics—one that will store more energy with less size and weight, ...

Neodymium-doped Lithium Yttrium Fluorides (Nd:LiYF4 or Nd:YLF) is a crystal which lasers at 1047 nm and 1053 nm wavelength. Its main advantages are: large fluorescence line width, low thermal lensing, ...