As useful and ubiquitous as they are, lithium-ion batteries are nearing their limits, and it's unlikely we'll be able to squeeze much more juice out of them. Variations like lithium-air and lithium ...

Choosing a new roofing material is a big decision. It’s a major investment that affects your home’s durability, curb appeal, and long-term maintenance needs. While asphalt shingles have long been the ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

The Rice lab of chemist James Tour developed anodes comprising porous carbon made from asphalt that showed exceptional stability after more than 500 charge-discharge cycles. A high-current density of ...

The addition of asphalt to anodes could lead to high-capacity lithium metal batteries that charge 10 to 20 times faster than commercial lithium-ion batteries, claim Rice University scientists. The ...